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1851 — 1901 

jubilee Volume. 



The 
Good Templars 



~ A History of the - 
^ Rise and Progress ^ 
of the Independent Order 
OF GOOD TEMPLARS 



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By WILLIAM W. TURNBULL, 
P. R. W. G. Templar. 






THE LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS, 

Two Copies Received 

SEP. 3 1901 

COPVRIGHT ENTRY 

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Copyrighted by B. F. PARKER, R. W. G. S. 
IN TRUST FOR THE I. S. L. 



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PREFACE. 



This history of the Rise and Progress of the In- 
dependent Order of Good Templars was prepared, 
at the request of the International Supreme 
Lodge, by Brother William W. Turnbull, P. R. W. 
G. T. (for many years Secretary of Scotland, but 
now residing in England.) The manuscript was 
recommended by the Committee on Literature and 
accepted by the Supreme Lodge in 1899. 

The occurrence of the Jubilee of the Order calls 
for its publication, and it is now issued in the 
confidence that it will be eagerly welcomed by 
Good Templars throughout the world. 

Necessarily concise, it presents a remarkable 
story of the first fifty years of the Order's life 
and work, the simple narration of which cannot 
fail to impress and inspire those who read it. 

The work has been prepared for the press, and 
the supplementary chapters have been supplied by 
Brother Rev. James Yeames, P. R. W. G. T., 
Chairman of the Committee on Literature of the 
Supreme Lodge. 
Arlington, Mass., U. 8. A. 
July, 1901. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Independent Order of Good Templars is an Object 
International Temperance Brotherhood. Its main 
object is to secure personal abstinence from the 
use of all intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and 
the prohibition of the manufacture, importation 
and sale of intoxicating drinks. Its great aim is Aim. 
to secure a sober world, whose peoples shall be 
free from the blight of intemperance, and in whose 
commerce no intoxicating liquors shall have a 
place. 

There are two essential qualifications for mem- 
bership in the Order: (1) belief in the existence 
of Almighty God; and (2) willingness to take the 
Good Templars' life-long pledge. 

The Order is a religious temperance organiza- 
tion. It bases its work and fellowship upon a 
recognition of God and a Divine Revelation, and 
the duty and value of prayer. Its meet- 
ings are begun and ended with praise and 
prayer. The open Bible lies in the Lodge 
room during the whole of the proceedings, 
and selections from it are read when members are 
introduced to the Order and '•initiated," and at 
other times also. In every Lodge one of the offi- 
cers is designated the "Chaplain." But while the 



Membership. 



Religions 
Order. 



Order is religious it is unsectarian. The only re- 
ligious question is, "Do you believe in the exist- 
ence of Almighty God, the Ruler and Governor of 
all things?" An affirmative answer is required 
from every member on admission. 
Pledge. The life-long pledge of the Order is, "No mem- 
ber shall maise, buy, sell, use., furnish, or cause 
to be furnished to others, as a beverage, any spir- 
ituous or malt liquors, wine or cider; and every 
member shall discountenance the manufacture, sale 
and use thereof in all proper ways." This pledge 
is not to be regarded as an oath, but simply as a 
promise, the faithful observance of which is an 
obligation. It is represented to every candidate 
for membership as being "earnest in its nature, 
imperative in its requirements, and life-long in 
its duration." Every Good Templar is thus per- 
sonally pledged to total abstinence. In addition 
to this he may not make, buy, or sell intoxicating 
drinks as a beverage. He cannot himself furnish, 
or be responsible for the furnishing of intoxicat- 
ing drinks toothers as a beverage. Moreover, he 
is required in every way to discountenance the 
manufacture, sale, and use of these drinks, active- 
ly as well as passively using any influence he may 
possess as a man, a householder, a citizen, or as 
occupying any representative position, in the di- 
Prohibition. rection of abstinence and prohibition. He is ex- 
pected to do this both publicly ana privately, let- 
ting it be known unto all that he is a Temperance 
Reformer, who, on principle, is opposed to all that 
makes for intemperance. 



Personal 
Abstinence. 



Supplying 
Others. 



In addition to this "pledge," each Good Tem- 
plar promises, ( 1 ) to render a cheerful obedience 
to all the laws, rules, and usages of the Order, 
it being explained that none of these "conflict 
with any duty, Christian or otherwise''; (2) to 
keep secret the private work and business of the 
Order; (3) to act in a brotherly way to his fel- 
low members — neither willingly wronging any of 
them nor allowing them to be wronged; and (4) 
to do all in his power to promote the good of the 
Order, and to advance the cause of Temperance 
by means of the Order. This marks out the Order 
as the Temperance Missionary Association of the 
world. 

Good Templars desire to share with oth- 
ers the benefits and blessings they enjoy. They 
endeavor by all the means known to an enlight- 
ened philanthropy to spread temperance truth, 
and to secure to their principles the adhesion of 
all classes of the community, so that they may 
leaven the whole body politic. This., combined 
with the fraternal interest taken by Good Tem- 
plars in their associates; the weekly Lodge meet- 
ings for temperance education and social inter- 
course ; the visitation of the s:ck. the wavering 
and the lapsed, shows the Order to be founded on 
the great Christian principle of doing good to all 
men according to opportunity. 

The Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. 3 writes thus: 

"There is a certain department of Temper- 
ance work that can be more effectively conducted 



Promises — 
Obedience 
to Rules. 



Secrecy. 
Brotlierliness. 



Active Effort. 



Fraternal 
Interest. 



Dr. Cuyler. 



Dr. Cuyler's 
Testimony . 



by Good Templars than by our ordinary total ab- 
stinence organization. The Lodge room of the 
Good Templars renders the same additional service 
to all other organizations that a cavalry corps 
renders to a battery of artillery. One can go 
where the other cannot. The Good Templars meet 
once a week throughout the year. They have a" 
committee to look after reformed inebriates — who 
are breaking out of their bondage — men who visit 
them, counsel them, and deal kindly with them, 
if they have a temporary relapse. The sick mem- 
bers, too, are looked after by the Good Templars 
as they are never likely to be by our open organi- 
zations; for they have a close fraternal and social 
tie, and a personal kinship to each other, that can 
never be reached by the looser style of association 
formed in ordinary Temperance Societies. There 
is a family feeling in the Order that has a great 
power to bind us together and to influence the 
newcomer's fraternal home. Our secrecy (so ab- 
surdly denounced by many who do not know us ) , 
is only the proper privacy of a well-regulated 
family. We have our public and private meet- 
ings. So do families. But what sensible father 
calls the neighbors in when he wishes to chide an 
erring son or welcome home an erring daughter ? 
The influence of all the Lodges I have ever been 
connected with for thirty years has been decidedly 
sound and religious. I find our Order to be a 
valuable auxiliary of the church — the two har- 
monize completely. Christians can honor their 
Divine Lord in a Lodge room as truly as in a 
Sunday School. That tie may be used to lead 
souls to Christ. After thirty years' experience in 
its ranks, I do most earnestly recommend all my 
brother ministers to come into the Order of Good 
Templars and give a new impetus to one of the 
most vital wings of the grand army of Reform." 

Ail Classes "AH classes" are welcomed to the Order — all 
Welcomed. sor t s and conditions of men — young and old and 
middle aged — without distinction of race, sex or 
color. But more particularly the following: 



■4. The young. There is a special division of The 
the Order for the boys and girls. They are trained oan8 ' 
in "Juvenile Temples." The Order has recently 
made special provision for young people above the 
Juvenile age by the establishment of "Junior 
Lodges;"' with their own ritual and organization. 
In the Juvenile Temple the children are also 
taught to abstain from the use of tobacco, as well 
as to refrain from the practice of gambling and 
the use of profane language. But in the adult 
division there is a large number of young people 
connected with the Good Templar Order who do 
not know the taste of intoxicating drinks. They 
are taught that Science, History, Experience and 
Scripture unite in demonstrating that it is right 
to abstain from the use of drinks which are 
injurious to the human system, and to op- 
pose the traffic in which is the chief 
acknowledged source of pauperism, vice, crime, 
disease, lunacy, and premature death. War, pesti- 
lence and famine have been the scourges of the 
human race, but it is admitted by competent au- 
thorities that the miseries caused by intoxicating 
drinks exceed those of all three combined. Good 
Templars, therefore, try to save the young people 
of all lands from falling into the snare of this 
Tempter. 

2. The inebriate who earnestly desires to re- The 
form. The acquired appetite for intoxicating Reformed. 
drinks is a terrible bondage. It has been aptly 
designated "the devil's chain." Only those who 



have tried to escape from it know the strength of 
the hold which the drink habit acquires over a 
man or woman. Its victims think they can easily 
give up drinking and live without indulgence. 
But a terrible struggle is often necessary when 
they try to escape from the thralldom. They 
need a strength greater than their own — that 
strength which God alone can give and does give, 
to all who, desiring deliverance, seek it in the 
right way. But they need that strength also 
which comes from human sympathy; and the 
Good Templar Order has been the means of as- 
sisting many to break the chains of the appetite 
for strong drink. 
Moral and 3. The moral and social. The Order is not an 
Social association of reformed drunkards, as some peo- 
ple have imagined. Some of the best men and 
women in the world have been and are connected 
with it. They are in the Order because they find 
in it the opportunity to do good to others and to 
get good themselves. Every Lodge might be a 
more powerful instrument for good than it is, if 
the Christian people in the neighborhood would 
associate themselves with it. But "Good Tem- 
plary is just what its members make it by their 
earnest, faithful lives." 

By the union of all the different elements of 
society in the Order, the cause of temperance and 
morality would be greatly advanced. 
Educational The Order is also an educational institution. 
Features. g y mea ns of a "Course of Study" there is pro- 
vided for the members a thorough education in the 

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Drink an 
Outlaw. 



principles and requirements of the Temperance 
Reform. Certificates of graduation are granted 
to all who pass the required examinations. 

The position of Good Templars in regard to the 
use and sale of intoxicating drink admits of no 
compromise. Alcoholic liquors as a beverage are 
to them an outlaw and an enemy. Good Temp- 
lars abstain, not only because it is expedient, but 
because it is right. It being wrong to drink alco- 
holic liquors, it is essentially wrong to sell them, 
ond therefore Good Templars disapprove of and 
condemn the whole licensing system. The aim of 
their efforts is "No license.'' They oppose all at- no License. 
tempts ''to make the traffic more respectable, such 
as "High license," "The municipalisation of the 
traffic/' etc. But, in harmony with the no license 
policy of the Order, they oppose attempts to in- 
crease the facilities for the public sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and they support every movement 
which seeks to lessen the time during which li- 
censed houses are permitted to carry on their 
deadly work, and they approve of the entire aboli- 
tion of every specific kind of licenses for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks. 

Good Templars also consistently and earn- 
estly support the demand for permissive power 
to be given to the people to veto the 
common sale of intoxicating liquors. But the 
goal of their efforts is an imperial enactment 
or constitutional amendment absolutely prohibit- 
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. 
Till this is secured they hold that those whose 



Lessened 
Facilities 
For Sale. 



Veto. 



Prohibition. 



Administrators duty it is to administer the laws should be se- 
lected and supported primarily because they are 
"good, honest" citizens, who will, in the fear of 
God, do justly, and be "a terror to evildoers and a 
praise to them that do well," and further, till pro- 
hibition is the law of the land there must be no 
relaxation of assiduous efforts to reclaim inebri- 
ates, protect the young and educate the com- 
munity. 

These principles, first formulated in the year 
1859, are thus set forth in the platform of the 
order : 

Good Templar *• Total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors 
Platform. as a beverage. 

II. No license, in any form, under any circum- 
stances, for the sale of liquors to be used as 
a 



III. The absolute prohibition of the manufacture, 

importation, and sale of intoxicating liquors 
for such purposes; prohibition by the will 
of the people, expressed in due form of law, 
ivith the penalties deserved for a crime of 
such enormity. 

IV. The creation of a healthy public opinion up- 

on the subject, by the active, dissemination 
of truth in all the modes known to an en- 
lightened philanthropy. 

V. The election of good, honest men to admin- 
ister the laws. 

VI. Persistence in efforts to save individuals and 
communities from so dreadful a scourge, 
against all forms of opposition and difficul- 
ties, until our success is complete and uni- 
versal. 

Organization. The Order is compact .and highly organized. 
Membership is voluntary, but obedience to the 



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laws, rules and usages of the Order is compul- 
sory. 

1. The Subordinate Lodge. — This is the foun- Subordinate 
elation of the Order. It is "subordinate" to the Lod s e - 
representative bodies afterwards enumerated. 

Every Good Templar must be a "good standing 
member" in a Subordinate Lodge, i. e., he must 
have been admitted to and maintain his mem- 
bership in it, paying the small weekly or quar- 
terly fees, and keeping inviolate his abstinence 
pledge. Good Templar statistics take account only 
of those who keep up active membership. Each 
Subordinate Lodge meets weekly to receive and 
initiate new members, for fellowship and social 
intercourse, to give instruction in temperance 
truths, and to plan work in furtherance of temper- 
ance. The Order teaches that it is a holy work 
to protect the sober, to reform the drunkard, to 
lessen the woes and afflictions entailed upon our 
race by intemperance, and to suppress the traffic 
in intoxicating drinks. 

2. The District Lodge is composed of repre- District 
sentatr-es of the Subordinate Lodges in one or ^odge. 
more counties or well-defined portion of a county 

or counties. Certain officers of Subordinate 
Lodges and Juvenile Temples are also by virtue 
of office members of the District Lodge. 

The District Lodge receives reports of the con- 
dition and work of the Subordinate Lodges and 
Juvenile Temples, and seeks to direct, encourage, 
and stimulate the members to the best, the most 
approved and successful means of carrying on the 

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Grand 
Lodge. 



Supreme 
Lodge. 



work of the Order in the District. Attention is 
given to the strengthening of weak, the resusci- 
tation of dormant, and the formation of addi- 
tional .Lodges and Temples in the District. 

3. The Grand Lodge (corresponding to a Na- 
tional, State, or Provincial Legislature) is the 
Good Templar Parliament of the Order for a juris- 
diction. It is composed of representatives from 
the Lodges, and meets annually to consider and 
adopt such measures as may be thought desirable 
for the conduct and extension of the Order, to re- 
view the work of the past year, elect officers, etc. 

As a rule, each Subordinate, District and Grand 
Lodge works under a uniform code of laws called 
"Constitutions," under which each Lodge has the 
right to make by-laAvs for the regulation of local 
matters. Generally speaking, the local Lodge 
meets weekly, the County or District Lodge quar- 
terly, the National or State Grand Lodge annual- 
ly, and the International Lodge at intervals of 
two or more years. 

4. The International Supreme Lodge is the 
highest Court of the Order. It is a World's Con- 
vention, meeting biennially in different countries. 
It is composed of representatives from Grand 
Lodges. It is the final Court of Appeal, and en- 
acts general laws for the government of the Order 
throughout the world and has original jurisdic- 
tion and authority over the whole Order. 

The Good Templar Order not only protects the 
young, pure, and virtuous, but also has been the 
means of reclaiming many from drunkenness and 



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misery; of instructing, encouraging and strength- Results. 
ening its members, educating them in true tem- 
perance principles; creating and fostering a 
healthy public opinion in favor of abstinence and 
prohibition; and training thousands for active 
service, not only in the temperance movement, but 
in every philanthropic, benevolent, and Christian 
work of usefulness. Tested by its fruits, the Or- 
der deserves the sympathy, the support, the fel- 
lowship and the best services of all who desire to 
promote the well-being of their fellowmen and the 
glory of God. All such are cordially welcomed 
into the Order, assured that in it they will find 
one of the best agencies for the promotion of per- 
sonal and national sobriety, and for the protection 
and training of the young in the principles and 
methods of temperance reform. 

The following pages tell the story of the rise 
and progress of the Independent Order of Good 
Templars. 



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The Rise and Progress 

OF THE 

Independent Order of Good Templars. 

1851-1901 



CHAPTER I. 

EARLY DAYS — 1850-1854. 

The organization of abstainers from intoxicat- 1826-1842 

ing drinks and of Temperance Reformers was one 

of the notable good works of the nineteenth cen- Temperance 

° Organization. 

tury. The honor of being "the birthplace and 

cradle" of the Temperance Reformation belongs to 

the United States of America. 

In 1826 the American Temperance Society was American 
formed in Boston J Mass. Temperance 

In 1840 "the Washingtonian movement" was in- Society * 
augurated at Baltimore, Maryland, by six re- Washin gtonians. 
formed inebriates. They took their name from 
George Washington, the Father of their country. 
It was pre-eminently a movement for the reclama- 
tion of drunkards, and was remarkably successful 
— thousands having signed the abstinence pledge 
at their meetings throughout the United States. 

Following in the wake of the Washingtonian Sons of 
Temperance Societies a temperance beneficiary and Temperance. 
charitable society was organized at New York in 
1842 under the name of "The Sons of Temper- 
ance," with the following pledge: 

"I will neither make, buy, sell, nor use, as a 
beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or 
cider." 



1845-50 



Cadets of 
Temperance. 



Sons of 
Temperance. 



Knights of 
Jericho. 



Shortly afterwards, the need for organizing the 
children began to be realized, and in 1845 "The 
Cadets of Temperance" — a society for boys and 
girls — was started at Philadelphia, Pa. The 
pledge of this society runs : 

"I do -solemnly promise that I will never make, 
buy, sell, or use as a beverage, any spirituous or 
malt liquors, wine, cider, or other intoxicating 
drinks." 

Some of the youths connected with the "Cadets," 
thinking they were too old to associate with chil- 
dren, although they were too young to be admitted 
to the "Sons of Temperance," were enrolled into 
an intermediate Order called "The Knights of 
Jericho." The following is part of the obligation 
its members took: 

"I do further promise that I will not make, 
buy, sell, or use, as a beverage, any spirituous or 
malt liquors, wine, or cider, or any other intoxi- 
cating drinks, whether enumerated or not, and 
will use all honorable means to prevent their 
manufacture or use, and the traffic therein. I do 
further promise that I will aid the wife, sister, or 
daughter of a brother, and the widow of a de- 
ceased brother, when in trouble, or in need, and 
will ever hold inviolate their purity, and that I 
will never in the least wrong or defraud this Or- 
der, or any brother or sister thereof." 

The Order of "the Knights of Jericho" was dedi- 
cated to "Humanity, Temperance and Charity." 

Its chief officers were designated "Worthy 
Chief," "Vice Chief," "Herald," "Marshal," and 
"Chaplain." The lessons of its "Ritual" were 
largely drawn from the Bible. Candidates for 
membership were regarded as travelers who were 



as 



in danger because of the licensed liquor traffic and 
its seductive temptations; the duty of the members 
being to teach them the safe paths, and convoy 
them safely past dangerous places. They had 
what they called "an initiation ceremony." In 
this Order of "The Knignts of Jericho" is found 
the germ of Good Templary. 

A "Lodge" of the "Knights of Jericho" was or- 
ganized in 1850 at Oriskany Falls (then common- 
ly called "Castor Hollow") in Oneida County, 
New York. Shortly afterwards some of the mem- 
bers of "City Lodge" at Utica paid it a visit. 
There were thirteen of the members present and 
they resolved at that meeting to change the name 
of the society to which their "Lodge" belonged, 
from "The Knights of Jericho" to "The Order of 
Good Templars." They appointed a committee to 
act along with the Lodge at Utica in revising the 
Ritual and completing the work of this new 
"Order." 

Fourteen Lodges of this "Good Templar" Order 
were in existence in Oneida, Madison and Herki- 
mer and Onondaga Counties, N. Y., when, at a 
conference held at L^tica in July, 1852, a differ- 
ence of opinion took place between the 
presiding officer and a young man named 
Coon, one of the delegates, who had taken 
a leading part in the formation of the 
"Good Templar Order" two years before. Feeling 
himself aggrieved, Coon, along with his co-dele- 
gate from Syracuse — to which place he had re- 
moved from Utica — withdrew from the confer- 
ence. Having reported their action to the "Ex- 

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Order of 

Good Templars. 



Independent 
Order of Good 
Templars. 



1853 celsior Lodge" at Syracuse, of which Coon was at 

the time "Worthy Chief Templar," it was ap- 
Excelsior , , , . 

Lodge No. l. proved, and a resolution was adopted to form an 

"Independent" Order of Good Templars, which 
should have no connection with the original "Or- 
der of Good Templars." The number of the "Ex- 
celsior Lodge" was changed from 14 to 1; the 
motto of the Order, which had been "Friendship, 
Hope and Charity," was altered to "Faith, Hope 
and Charity," and new signs and passwords 
adopted. 
Eureka Another Lodge of the "Good Templar Order" — 

Lodge No. 2. the "Eureka"— had been partially formed at Fay- 
etteville on July 17, 1852, between the date of the 
Utica Convention and the approval of Coon's ac- 
tion by the Lodge at Syracuse. Its number 
(originally No. 15) was changed to No. 2, when 
it decided to cast in its lot with the "Independ- 
ent" Order. The organization Was completed by 
Coon on July 20, after the action of the Lodge at 
Syracuse, recorded above. 
Forest City A third Lodge of the "Independent" Order was 

Lodge No. 3. « instituted » at Ithaca on j uly 24, 1852, by Na- 
thaniel Curtis, a prominent Washingtonian,whom 
Coon had interested in the Order. He was a man 
of good character, influence and power, and is 
regarded as the real founder of the "Independent 
Order of Good Templars." This Lodge was named 
the "Forest City," No. 3. 
Original Charters for the "Eureka" and "Forest City" 
Charters. Lodges were issued signed by Leverett E. Coon, 
G. W. C. T., and J. S. Walter, G. S., they being 

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at t:.e time Worthy Chief Templar and Worthy 1852 
Secretary of the "Excelsior Lodge," No. 1, at 
Syracuse. Both of these original charters are in 
existence, the former being in the possession of 
the Grand Lodge of New York, and the latter held 
with uie archives of the Supreme Lodge. 

Six ladies — the first who became Good Tem- Admission 
plars — were initiated in "Forest City Lodge," No. of Ladies - 
3, at Ithaca, on August 14, 1852. Immediately 
afterwards some ladies were admitted to "Ex- 
celsior Lodge," No. 1, at Syracuse, but "Eureka 
Lodge," No. 2, remained a "bachelor" Lodge for 
more than a year after its organization. 

A convention of representatives from these three First Grand 
Lodges was held at Syracuse on the 17th of Au- ° ffieers - 
gust, 1852. A Grand Lodge was then formed, 
the following officers being elected, viz.: Nath- 
aniel Curtis, Ithaca, G. W. C. T.; Charles Hilde- 
brand, Ithaca, G. W. S.; James H. Eaton, 
G. W. V. T.; W. J. Stoddard, G. W. Treas., and 
L. E. Coon, Syracuse, P. G. W. C. T. A commit- 
tee was appointed to revise the Ritual (which Rituals, 
had previously been called the "Blue-book"), 
and the following design for a seal was approved, Seal, 
viz.: In the center a large heart, with the shaft 
of an anchor running through it, and a chain at- 
tached to the anchor. Around these in small 
capital letters the motto of the Order, "Faith, 
Hope and Charity." The words "Grand Lodge 
of I. 0. of G. T., organized 17th August, 1852," 
were placed in an outer circle round the seal. 

The second session of the Grand Lodge was Grand Lodge. 



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1852-3 held at Ithaca, N. Y., on the 9th of November, 

1852. Nine new Lodges had been organized by 
G. W. C. Templar Curtis, eight being in Tompkins 
County (where he resided), and two in Chemung 
County. At this meeting eight Lodges were rep- 
resented by twenty brothers and five sisters. 
Constitutions for the Grand Lodge and for Sub- 
ordinate Lodges were prepared, officers elected, 

Garry Chambers, e tc. Th3 new G. W. C. Templar, Garry Cham- 
bers, was 49 years of age, and six feet five inches 
tall. Bro. Chambers died at McLean, Tompkins 
County, N. Y., on June 15, 189G, aged 93. P. R. 
W. G. T. Mann says: "He was a mighty man in 
strength, both of body and mind. In his early 
days he was a powerful speaker, a strong reason- 
er, and did much toward placing the Order, in 
its infancy, upon a firm foundation." H. P. 
Barnes, who was destined to do yeoman service 
to the Order, was elected G. W. Secretary. The 
other officers were Charles S. Miles, G. W. V. T., 
and Thomas Hunt, G. W. Treas. 

In June, 1853, when the Grand Lodge again 
■assembled, 93 Lodges, 3,740 members, 2,424 being 
males and 1,316 females, were reported. One 
Ohio. Lodge had been formed near Alliance, in Ohio, 
on the 15th of March, 1853, but it only existed 
for a short time. The G. W. Secretary, Brother 
Pennsylvania. Barnes, instituted the first Lodge in Pennsylva- 
nia ("Keystone," No. 31), at Athens in April, 

1853, and seventeen more had been formed in 
that State before June. The Grand Lodge ses- 
sion was attended by 106 brothers and 16 sisters 

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as representatives from 37 Lodges, all of which 1853 
were in Isew York State. 

G. W. C. Templar Chambers in his report said: 



"The great advantage our institution possesses is 
that it combines in one all the essential elements 
of all ether Temperance organizations. It calls 
to its aid, help and moral influences not attaina- 
ble by any other. It does away with the objec- 
tionable features in some Temperance associations 
where the benefit system prevails. It permits 
both sexes to aid and exert their social, moral 
and temperance principles, in one common cause. 
In addition, it admits the youth of our country 
to join us, thus laying a firm basis for the future 
action of the rising generation that shall endure 
when we are gone and remembered only for the 
principles we inculcate." 



Advantages 
of Order. 



A Ritual for Subordinate Lodges, prepared by Ritual. 
the Rev. D. W. Bristol, of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church at Ithaca, was approved. He de- 
sired that its contents should furnish temperance 
literature, instruction and work for all Lodges. 
It was to be the chain which should link them 
together in one great army. Regalia was sane- Regalia, 
tioned, consisting of collars with rounded cor- 
ners, white for members and scarlet for officers, 
with a rosette but no tassels. Resolutions were 
adopted urging diligent effort to get prohibitory Prohibition. 
laws enacted as the first duty of all friends of 
the temperance cause; and agreeing to labor for 
the enforcement of existing laws regarding the 
liquor traffic till better ones hava been placed on 
the statute book. 



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1853 
Grand Lodge. 



Iowa. 



The second annual session of the Grand Lodge 
was held at Ithaca, N. Y., on December 6th, 1853. 
It was attended by 173 representatives, from 90 
Lodges. It was reported that there were 183 
Lodges working in New York State, 89 in Penn- 
sylvania, 1 in Iowa, and 2 in Canada, with about 
15,000 members. 

The Order had been introduced into Iowa by 
Lyman Allan in July, 1853, and the first Lodge 
named "Iowa City," No. 214. Two Lodges were 
Canada, instituted in Grenville County, Canada, in Sep- 
tember, 1853, and named "Harmony," No. 230, 
at Merrickville, and "Elgin," No. 231, at Easton's 
Corners. At a recent date both were still work- 
ing. 

G. W. (J. Templar Chambers in his report just- 
ly said that the progress of the Order had been 
unparalleled in the history of any temperance en- 
terprise. 

The Degree ceremonial work prepared by Dr. 
Bristol was accepted. A few thought there was 
too much religion and too many Scriptural allu- 
sions in it, but the majority regarded this feature 
as a strong argument in its favor. The first 
Degree — Heart — taught the duty of man to him- 
self, and showed that he ought to take a lifelong 
pledge of abstinence from all intoxicating liquors. 
The second Degree — Charity — taught man's duty 
to others. The third Degree — Royal Virtue — 
taught man's duty to God, setting forth that he 
owed to God reverence, obedience, service and af- 
fection. Thus did the founders of the Good Tern- 



Progress. 



Degree Work. 



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plar Order clearly enunciate that practical Chris- 1853. 
tianity was the aim of all its teachings, and that 
every member of the Order should by his life illus- 
trate the Royal Virtue of Love to God and man. 

An application having been received from Penn- Grand Lodge of 
sylvania for a Grand Lodge Charter, it was 
agreed to grant it — and others when applied for 
— on condition that the Grand Lodge of New 
York continue to be recognized as the supreme 
authority of the Order till five Grand Lodges 
were in existence, when a National Grand Lodge 
would be instituted and the Grand Lodge of New 
York become a State Grand Lodge. The Rev. D. Officers. 
W. Bristol, D. D.— the author of the Rituals- 
was elected G. W. C. Templar, and H. P. Barnes 
was re-elected G. W. Secretary. The other offi- 
cer? were Nathaniel W. Davis. Oswego, G. W. C, 
J. M. Peebles, G. W. V. T., and E. C. Spaulding, 
G. W. Treas. 

Pennsylvania. — Ihe Grand Lodge of Pennsyl- Pennsylvania, 
vania was instituted by G. W. C. Templar Bris- 
tol at Mansfield, on 28th December, 1S53. There 
were then 9G Lodges in the State, of which 57 
were represented by 148 brothers and sisters. 
Bio. B. M. Bailey was elected G. W. C. Templar, 
and Mary C. Emery, G. W. Secretary. 

Ohio. — The Lodge which had been formed near Ohio. 
Alliance, as the pioneer Lodge of the Buck yc. 
State, did not long survive. Isaac Newton 
Peirce — the first historian of the Order — was a 
member of it, and he says, "Disappointed ambi- 
tion and rivalry on the part of some of the mem- 

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1854. bers caused it to be broken up." Two other 
Lodges were shortly afterwards formed — one at 
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, and another at 
Mount Pleasant, Knox County. The latter was 
started by Mrs. Bloomer who had been a mem- 
ber of Seneca Chief Lodge, No. 22, in New York 
State. A Grand Lodge was instituted by G. W. 
Secretary Barnes, of New iork, at Alliance, on 
November 30th, 1854. Thirty- two representatives 
were present from 27 Lodges. The officers elect-, 
ed were D. C. Bloomer, G. W. C. T., (who soon 
after removed to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Mrs. 
Bloomer died, in 1896), and Dr. R. N. Buck, G. 
W. S. 

Indiana. Indiana. — Professor Hatch introduced the Ol- 
der into Indiana by instituting three Lodges, — 
the first at Charleston, Clark County, on March 
27th, 1854. During the next ten months forty 
Lodges were organized with 1,500 members. 

Missouri. Missouri. — B. H. Mills, while attending a meet- 
ing of the Sons of Temperance at Booneville, 
Cooper County, organized "Booneville" Lodge, No. 
1, on the 25th April, 1854, and a number of other 
Lodges were soon after instituted in different 
parts of the State by delegates to the same meet- 
ing on their return. 

Wisconsin. Wisconsin. — Sheboygan Falls Lodge, No. 1, was 

instituted by B. F. Miller, of New York, when on 

a visit there in June, 1854. 

Michigan. Michigan and Kentucky. — Early in 1854 the 

Kentucky. Order was introduced into these States, but no 



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particulars have been preserved. The first Lodge 1854. 
in Kentucky was named "Eureka," No. 1. 

Canada.— On the 21st of November, 1854, ri. P. Canada. 
Barnes, G. W. S., of New York, instituted the 
Grand Lodge of Canada, at Hamilton. There 
were then 54 Lodges in 18 counties, and the ses- 
sion was attended by 34 representatives from 27 
Lodges Dr. W. I. Case was elected G. W. C. 
Templar, and J. W. Stone, G. W. Secretary. 

Ioica. — The Grand Lodge of Iowa was organized Iowa. 
by G. W. S. Barnes at Iowa City. Nov. 24, 1854, 
the petition asking for its institution having been 
signed by the W. C. Templars of 20 Lodges in 
the State. J. S. Porter was elected G. W. C. 
Templar and Isaac Whittam, G. W. Secretary. 

The third annual session of the Grand Lodge New York. 
of New York — and its last as the supreme au- 
thority of the Order, — was held at Corning, De- 
cember C, 1854. G. W. Secretary Barnes report- 
ed that there were working under its jurisdiction 
365 Lodges in New York State; 31 in Indiana; 
13 in Michigan; 12 in Illinois; 12 in Kentucky; 
02 in Missouri; 2 in Massachusetts; and 2 in 
Wisconsin, with a membership of 21,930 in New 
York, and 3..406 in the other States. ''Excelsior 
Lodge,'' No. 1, and "Eureka Lodge/' No. 2, had 
both ceased working. The officers elected were: 
Nathaniel W Davis, Oswego, N. Y., G. W. C. 
Templar; V. A. Lord, G. W. C; Q. N. Smith, G 
W. V. T.; H. P. Barnes, G. W. Secretary; P. B. 
Howard, G. W. Treasurer. It was resolved to or- 
ganize a "National Grand Lodge" in May, 1855. 



Officers. 



1854. Grand Lodge Charters were granted, on applica- 
tion, to Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and 
Michigan. 
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. — The first annual session of the 
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was held at Troy, 
December 19, 1854. During the year 156 new 
Lodges had been instituted and there were 245 
working Lodges in the State with a membership 
of 8,420 males and 5,580 females, making a total 
of 14,000. Joel Jewell was elected G. W. C. Tem- 
plar, and Mary C. Emery was re-elected G. W. 
Secretary. On the motion of Simeon B. Chase — 
whose honored name appears for the first time 
in that year's records of the Order — it was re- 
solved to circulate petitions for a prohibitory 
Liquor Law, and to take all laudable measures 
to secure the passage of such a measure by the 
Legislature. 



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CHAPTER II. 1855. 

BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR 1S55-1SG1. 

Prior to the organization of the Nationa. NewGrand 
Grand Lodge in May, five State Grand Lodges 
were instituted in 1855, viz.: Kentucky on Jan. 
8, with James M. Moore, G. W. C. T., and W. J. 
Sellers, G. W. S. Indiana at vVinchester on 
January 16, Truman G. Hall, G. W. C. T., and 
Asahel Stone, G. W. S. Representatives were 
present from 24 Lodges. Michigan on February 
10, S. Steele, G. W. C. T., and D. W. C. Smith. 
G. W. S. Missouri on March 14 at St. Louis. 
Wm. F. Switzler, G. W. C. T., and B. H. Mills, 
G. W. S. Although 77 Lodges had been instituted 
only 10 were represented. Illinois on April 18, 
Orlo W. Strong, G. W. C. T., and D. W. Young, 
G. W. S. 

formation of r. w. g. lodge. R- W. G. L. 

At Cleveland, Ohio, on May 16, 1855, represen- 
tatives from the Grand Lodges of New York, 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana. 
Illinois, Missouri, Canada, and Iowa — the ten 
Grand Lodges of the Order then in existence — as- 
sembled and constituted an International Body 
under the name of 



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1855-6. 



THE RIGHT WORTHY GRAND LODGE OF NORTH 
AMERICA. 



Executive 
Officers. 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



The Executive Officers elected were: 

R. W. G. T., James M. Moore, Kentucky. 

R. W. G. C., Dr. W. I. A. Case, Canada. 

R. W. G. V. T., Orlo W. Strong, Illinois, 

R. W. G. &., Mary C. Ruckman, Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. Treas., S. Steele, Michigan. 

P. R. W. G. T., N. T. Davis, New York. 

Ere the year. 1855 closed the Order had been 
introduced into Massachusetts by the institu- 
tion of a Lodge at Fall River, which only sent in 
one quarterly return; into Vermont by the in- 
stitution of a Lodge at Pittsford, of which noth- 
ing was heard after the receipt of the Institution 
Return; into California by the institution of 
"Pacific" Lodge, at Santa Cruz, and "Siloam" 
Lodge at Sacramento; and into Tennessee by 
the organization of one Lodge. 
Membership, The progress of the Order was thus reported at 
the Grand Lodge Sessions in 1855-6: — Iotva 79 
Lodges. Canada 97 Lodges — an increase of 41 
during the year — with 4,668 members, of whom 
1,506 were females. Illinois 54 Lodges — an in- 
crease of 14. Ohio — 144 Lodges had been insti- 
tuted but only 90 had sent reports. New York 
■ — a decline of the Order in the State was re- 
ported to have begun consequent on a decision of 
the Court of Appeals, that there was a flaw in 
the prohibitory law, and the vetoing by the Gov- 
ernor of a new Bill which had passed the Legis- 
lature, remedying the defect. Twenty-seven 



s had been organized during the year, but 1856-7. 
50 had ceased to work. Pennsylvania 2SS Lodges 
— 11 fewer than in 1S54. Indiana 73 Lodges — an 
increase ot 33 — with 3,301 members. Missouri 
142 Lodges — an increase of 66 — with nearly 10,- 
000 members. 

A Grand Lodge for Wisconsin was instituted 
on May 13.. 1856, with F. A. Atherley as G. W. 
C. T... and Seth C. Buckman as G. W. S.: 18 
Lodges were reported with a membership of S00. 

E. W. G. LODGE, 1S56 SESSION. R w G L 

The second session was held at Louisville.. Ken- 
tucky. Representatives were present from nine 
Grand Lodges. H. P. Barnes, of Xew York, who 
had been appointed R. W. G. Secretary, on the 
resignation of Mary Ruckman, reported 1.037 
Lodges under the 11 Grand Lodges, with 65,722 
members — exclusive of Michigan, from which no 
returns had been received, but where the Grand 
Division of the Sons of Temperance with all its 
Subordinates and Members had come over to the 
I. O. G. T. Subordinate Lodges had been formed 
in Minnesota. Xebraska, Vermont, Massachu- 
setts and Xew Jersey. 

The Executive Officers elected were Executive 

R. W. G. T.. S. Mervin Smith, Pennsylvania. Officers. 

R. W. G. C.. Orlo W. Strong, Illinois. 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda M. Way, Indiana. 

R. W. G. S,. H. P. Barnes, Xew York. 

R. YV. G. Treas., John S. Miliary, Kentucky. 

During the year lS5»J-7.. the Grand Lodges 
make the following record: 



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1856-7. Illinois had 5,006 members, of whom 1,961 were 
Membership. sisievs in 79 Lodges> The Chicago members had 
a "Degree Lodge,'' which they wished to be recog- 
nized, and it was resolved to charter it. This was 
the first Degree Temple ever formed in connec- 
tion with the Order. 

Ohio reported about 10,000 members in 176 
Lodges. Iowa had 127 Lodges on its roll. Can- 
ada — nearly 6,000 members in 138 Lodges — an in- 
crease of 41. 
New York. In New York — the decline had continued. Only 
three new Lodges had been organized during the 
year, while a great many had ceased working. 
There were only 85 left, with less than 6,000 
members. The Grand Lodge did not again meet 
till 1865, all the Subordinate Lodges with one ex- 
ception — "Seneca Chief," No. 22, — having in the 
interim ceased to work. About the year 1868, the 
following paragraph went the round of the news- 
papers : 

'Seneca Chief." "Probably the oldest Good Templars' Lodge in 
the world is the 'Seneca Chief,' New York. One 
after another it saw its sister Lodges sink in deep 
despair and die; but the old veteran Chief had no 
thought of dying, and to-day, erect and vigorous, 
it gives a kindly smile and encouraging word to 
the great army that has sprung up around it. 
Its history is one worthy of extensive notice. 
The members, each for himself and herself, made 
a solemn resolve, and wrote it on the innermost 
tablet of the heart, that, while life should last, 
the Lodge room should be lit every week, the fire 
burning, and the door open to the inebriate. Week 
after week a few devoted members met in that 
room. There was but little business to be done, 



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save to put their hands in their pockets and 1856-7. 
pay the rent; but little encouragement in the 
future: but. never wearying, never despairing, 
that little band kept vigilant guard over the 
precious principles and secrets that to-day are 
implanted in the breasts of over half a million 
of Good Templars." 

Pennsylvania — Here too there had been a great 
decline. Only about 40 Lodges — out of 293 — with 
a membership of 3,744 remained. Indiana — 6,000 
members in 93 Lodges — 36 new Lodges having 
been instituted during the year. Missouri — 192 
Lodges — 50 having been organized during the 
year. Kentucky — 2,000 members in 50 Lodges. 

The following new Grand Lodges were insti- Now <* rantl 
tuted during the year: — Tennessee, at Nash- ° geS ' 
ville, February 12, 1857, Hugh Carrol, G. W. C. 
T., and A. P. Skipworth, G. W. S. There were 
in the State 950 members in 23 Lodges. Minne- 
sota, on January 23, 1857, S. B. Sheardown, G. 
W. C. T., and L. G. Bennett, G. W. S. Michigan 
Grand Lodge was re-organized with 903 members 
in 23 Lodges. The Order had obtained a good 
footing in Nebraska, seven Lodges being in ex- 
istence there. 

E. W. G. LODGE, SESSION OF 1857. JR. W. G. L. 1857. 

The third session was held at Chicago, Illinois. 
Eleven Grand Lodges were represented. The R. 
W. G. Templar had no report and the E. W. G. 
Secretary gave no statistics. He said "the real 
strength of the Order is not diminished." The 
Executive Officers elected were: 



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1857-8. 

Executive 

Officers. 



Orlo Strong, 
JR. W. G. T. 



R. W. G. T., Orlo W. Strong, Illinois. 

R. W. G. C, Isaac Paul, Tennessee. 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda Clark, Ohio. 

R. W. G. S., B. H. Mills, Missouri. 

R. W. G. Treas., Amanda M. Way, Indiana. 

Orlo W. Strong, the new R. W. G. Templar, had 
been G. W. C. Templar of his State Grand Lodge 
from its institution in April, 1855, till Septem- 
ber, 1856. He died during his term of office, on 
December 23, 1857, aged 32. We learn what man- 
ner of man Orlo W. Strong was from the follow- 
ing sentences taken from his last report as G. 
W. C. Templar: 

"Until Municipal, State, and National Prohibi- 
tory legislation can be secured, need we look for 
suffering humanity to free itself from the evils of 
intemperance and its concomitant woes? Is it 
policy to presume that our Courts will learn that 
laws made for the protection of God's image in- 
fringe no natural or moral rights; and that the 
people, after years of toil and argument, and suf- 
fering experiment, are the most competent judges 
of what is best for them? Or wise to reckon that 
our senators and legislators are already taught 
that virtue is the basis of true freedom, nor only 
pray for our public sentiment to be revolution- 
ized and our social circles regenerated? If not, 
then in loud voice and high hand — in the true 
spirit of our motto, petition and vote — in Faith, 
remembering that our labor shall not be in vain, 
for God has promised success, and will give the 
victory to faithful toil for the right; in Hope, 
realizing that we are called of God to dry up this 
great fountain, from which flows the crimson Ama- 
zon of misery and crimes; and, guided by Charity, 
let us, with mind and means, rescue and foster 
heaven's offspring, Truth, and, nerved thereby, 
aid in tearing down the bulwarks and towers by 
which the liquor traffic is surrounded and de- 
fended/' 



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A Grand Lodge was instituted in Kansas on 1858. 
April 21, 1868, there being in the Territory (not Lodge. rand 
yet a State) 700 members in 15 Lodges. A. N. 
Blackledge.. G. W. C. T., and J. W. Jenkins, G. 

The Order was nearly at a stand-still in the Southern States. 
Southern States, and the solitary Lodges in 
Massachusetts, Vermont, and Xew Jersey had 
ceased working. Three Lodges had been instituted 
in Alabama, and, although the original Lodges 
in Mississippi had died out, five new ones had 
been formed during the year. 

K. W. G. LODGE, 1S5S SESSION. K . W . G . j,. 

The fourth session was held at Hamilton, Can- 
ada West. Sister Amanda Clark, R. W. G. V. T., 
owing to the death of the R. W. G. Templar and 
the absence of the R. W. G. Counselor, called the 
Lodge to order and invited Simeon B. Chase to 
preside, which he did during the session. Twelve 
Grand Lodges were represented out of the 15 
in existence. The reports were as follows: New 
York, 15 Ledges; Pennsylvania, 22; Canada, 197; 
Iowa, 101; Ohio, 70; Indiana, 106; Missouri, 102; 
Illinois, 145; Wisconsin, 79; Minnesota, 30; 
Michigan, 23; Tennessee, 23; Arkansas, 17; Kan- 
sas, 15. Total, 945. Membership, males 31,295, 
and females, 21,905; total, 53,200. Kentucky 
sent no report. The Executive Officers elected 
were : 

R. W. G. T.. Simeon B. Chase, Pennsylvania. officew™ 

R. W. G. C, Asahel Stone, Indiana. 

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S. B. Chase, 
R. W. G. T. 



British 
American 
Templars. 



Membership. 



1858. R. w. G. V. T., Esther Kerr, Canada. 

R. W. G. S., B. H. Mills, Missouri. 

R. W. G. Treas., Amanda Clark, Ohio. 

Hon. Simeon B. Chase, the new R. W. G. Tem- 
plar, became a Good Templar at the institution 
of Great Bend Lodge, No. 198, about midsummer 
1854. He joined the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl- 
vania in December of that year, and was elected 
G. W. Secretary in 1855 and G. W. C. Templar 
in 1856. For five years he was R. W. G. Tem- 
plar and proved himself to be an able and effi- 
cient leader. 

The British-American Order of Good Templars 
was organized at London, Canada West, on No- 
vember 18, 1858. James Scott, G. W. Chap, and 
Provincial Deputy, having instituted a new Lodge 
without consulting the City Deputy, the Grand 
Lodge of Canada not only refused to recognize it, 
but suspended James Scott from the Order, where- 
upon he formed this new Order. This was in- 
tended to be purely a British institution. It 
spread into the various Provinces of Canada. 

Grand Lodges reported during 1858-9 as fol- 
lows: Pennsylvania 757 members in 16 Lodges; 
Iowa 29 new Lodges instituted and 7 resusci- 
tated; Illinois 10,633 members in 157 Lodges; 
Canada 13,877 members in 242 Lodges; Indiana 
8,000 members in 120 Lodges; Tennessee 1,170 
members in 70 Lodges; Arkansas 635 members in 
17 Lodges; Michigan 1,600 members in 28 Lodges; 
Missouri 5,065 members in 90 Lodges; Minnesota 
43 Lodges. 



New Grand Lodges had been instituted as fol- 1858. 
lows: Mississippi at Holly Springs on January Lodg?™"* 1 
6, 1859, Henry M. Paine, G. W. C. T.; W. H. 
Bishop, G. W. S.; Massachusetts at Boston on 
April 19, 1859, Alfred F. Chapman, G. W. C. T.; 
M. B. Moody, G. W. S.; and Alabama on May 
17, 1859, Rev. S. M. Cherry, G. W. C. T. 

E. W. G. LODGE, 1859 SESSION. R. W. G. L. 

1858. 

The fifth session of the R. ,W. G. Lodge was 
held in Indianapolis, Indiana, when 12 Grand 
Lodges were represented. The R. W. G. Secretary 
reported that 500 new Lodges had been organized 
during the year, and that the total membership 
was not far from 70,000. A "Platform," which 
had been agreed to at the Minnesota Grand Lodge 
Session, was adopted for the whole Order. (See 
''Platform" in Introductory Chapter.) 

The following Executive Officers were elected: 

R. W. G. T., Hon. Simeon B. Chase, Pennsyl- Executive 

Officers. 

vania. 

R. W. G. C, Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 
R. W. G. V. T., Amanda M. Way, Indiana. 
R. W. G. S., W. A. Ferguson, Canada. 
R. W. G. Treas., Jonathan H. Orne, Massachu- 
setts. 

R. W. G. LODGE, 1860 SESSION. R. W. G. L,. 

1860. 

The sixth session of the R. W. G. Lodge was 
held at Nashville, Tennessee, when 15 Grand 
Lodges were represented. The following statistics 
were submitted by the R. W. G. Secretary: 



1860. Alabama 962 members in 36 Lodges; Arkan- 
sas 541 members; Illinois 9,025 members in 188 
Lodges; Indiana 7,445 members in 154 Lodges; 
Iowa 6,311 members in 131 Lodges; Kentucky 
1,208 members; Massachusetts 1,474 members; 
Michigan, no returns; Mississippi 1,270 mem- 
bers in 54 Lodges; Missouri 7,071 members in 
162 Lodges; Minnesota 1,079 members in 17 
Lodges; Ohio 5,505 members in 110 Lodges; 
Pennsylvania 1,356 members in 30 Lodges; Ten- 
nessee, 2,600 members; Wisconsin 12,000 members 
in 152 Lodges; and Canada 20,339 members. 
Total membership reported 80,186. 

The charter of the Grand Lodge of Kansas had 
been revoked in consequence of the non-action of 
the officers. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky had 
been reorganized, it having ceased to work in 
1858 owing to the G. W. Secretary having done 
his best to get the members transferred to another 
organization. There were only two or three 
Lodges working in New York; and it was re- 
ported that there were 9 Lodges in California; 1 
in North Carolina; 10 in Maine; 1 in Vermont; 
and 1 in Rhode Island. Six "good and efficient 
Lodges" were working in Virginia, and the R. W. 
G. Secretary said "were it not for the unfortunate 
circumstances at Harper's Ferry we would long 
ere this have had a Grand Lodge in this State." 

The Executive Officers elected were: 

Executive R. W. G. T., S. B. Chase, Pennsylvania. 
Officers. R w G c Harry H paine 

R. W. G. V. T., Emilie C. S. Chilton, Tennessee. 



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Temperance 
Literature. 



R. W. G. S., Erie J. Leech, Iowa. i860. 

R. W. G. Treas., D. R. Pershing, Indiana. 

''Chase's Digest of Decisions" had been pre- chase's Digest. 

pared and was approved and recommended as an 
"essential help" to the proper discharge of the 
duties of all "executing and judicial officers." The 
support of Temperance newspapers and publica- 
tions were cordially recommended in a report pre- 
pared by James Black, of Pennsylvania, from 
which uiie lollowing is an extract: 

"All experience shows that the Temperance 
man, or that Temperance society which is best 
instructed in the scientific, social, and moral na- 
ture and effects of intoxicating liquors, is the best 
qualified for usefulness, and is the most firm and 
uniform representative of total abstinence. Our 
duty to the community in which we live, our duty 
to ourselves and particularly to our children, 
manifestly is to educate them in the principles of 
Bible Temperance — total abstinence. * * * We 
earnestly recommend our officers and members to 
plant a love and desire for Temperance literature 
in every Lodge room throughout our Order; thus 
will not only our members better understand 
their obligations and duties, but the aim and ob- 
ject of our noble and best of organizations — the 
overthrow of intemperance in our land — be the 
sooner accomplished." 



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CHAPTER III. 

DrRIXG THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865. 

R. W. G. Lodge Session 1861, St. Louis, Missouri. i86i. 

Stirring events had followed eacli other in R- W. G. L. 
rapid succession ere the R. W. G. Lodge assem- 
bled for its seventh session, at St. Louis, Mis- 
souri, in May, 1861. An excited presidential cam- 
paign, which resulted in the election of Abraham 
Lincoln, of immortal memory, had been followed 
by the attempted secession from the American 
Union of the Southern States, and the opening of 
the disastrous civil war by the successful attack 
upon Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, in April. 
The report of the R. W. G. Templar Chase referred 
thus to the state of the country: 

"Our country's peace and existence are in jeo- 
pardy. Everywhere as we journeyed hither we 
found the people in arms, having left the home 
fireside, the farm, and the workshop for the 
camp. But, alas ! how many vacant seats do we 
now find in our Lodges caused by the recruits for 
camp life."' 

The membership reported was 64,953, but no Membership. 
returns had been received from the Grand Lodges 
in the Southern States. The latest records gave 
21 Lodges in Kentucky, 36 in Alabama, 66 in 
Mississippi, and 220 in Missouri. Six Lodges had 

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1861. been instituted in 1859 in Virginia, but in 1860 
only one remained; the R. W. G. Secretary at- 
tributing the failure of the others to the terror 
produced by John Brown's march into the Old 
Dominion, it "having frightened them out of ex- 
Military istence," Special action was taken to form camp 
° se ' or military Lodges, and this was quickly taken 
advantage of by the State Grand Lodges. 

Wisconsin loyally expressed by resolution their 
"firm attachment to the cause in which our 
brothers are engaged — the cause of the Union, 
Constitutional liberty, and civil freedom." Their 
G. C. Templar (Hon. S. D. Hastings), in his re- 
port, said that "the soldier, surrounded by all 
the evil influences of the camp, needs our aid 
more than we need his money." The Grand 
Lodge therefore agreed that no "tax" should be 
payable by military Lodges. Three of these had 
been formed bearing the significant names of "The 
Star-Spangled Banner," "The Red, White and 
Blue," and "The Tricolor." 
New Grand New Grand Lodges had been instituted in the 
Lodges. f n ow i ng states: Califoknia, on May 29,. 1860, 
E. H. Bishop, G. W. C. Templar, T. W. Lock- 
wood, G. W. Secretary; and Maine, on August 
23, 1860, Nicholas Berry, G. W. C. Templar, E. C. 
Lowe, G. W. Secretary. The Grand Lodge of 
Kansas had been reorganized on September 26, 
1860. 
Spread of Order. The Order was introduced into Texas in 1860 
by the institution of "Pioneer" Lodge, No. 1, at 
Weston, but it had only a short and feeble ex- 

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istcnce. Early in 1801 two Lodges were insti- 1861. 
tuted in Delaware, viz.: Union Lodge, No. 1, at 
Corner Ketch, and Delaware Lodge, No. 2, at 
Wilmington. In New Yoek State a beginning 
had been made to revive the Order. A. M. Tombs, 
of Syracuse, had been commissioned as Deputy R. 
W. G. Templar, and had instituted four Lodges. 

The Grand Lodge of Indiana memorialized this Juvenile Order. 
(1861) session of R. W. G. Lodge in favor of 
starting a Juvenile Order for young people from 
ten to sixteen years of age, but it was not till 
1809 that the R. W. G. Lodge officially recognized 
such an institution. 

The following were the Executive Officers for Executive 
1861-2: Officers. 

R. W. G. T., Hon. Simeon B. Chase, Pennsyl- 
vania. 

R. W. G. C, Thomas H. Shaw, Kentucky. 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda M. Way, Indiana. 

R. W. G. S., Erie J. Leech, Iowa. 

R. W. G. Treas., George S. Graves, Wisconsin. 
R. W. G. Lodge Session 1862, Detroit, Michigan. 

The eighth session of the R. W. G. Lodge was R. w. G. l. 
held at Detroit, Michigan. The long, dark 1862. 
shadow of civil war was resting on all associa- 
tions throughout the United States, and paralyz- 
ing the efforts of the workers. In many places 
the Lodge rooms were kept open, and all the 
work done by the sisters. R. W. G. Templar 
Chase, in his report, said: 

"We come together amid perilous times when 
the fair fabric of our Government, one of the best 

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Southern States. 



1862. ever given to man, is attempted to be destroyed. 
* * * We have now no apprehension for the 
ultimate success of our efforts to sustain our 
Government. No society, moral or religious, has 
more representatives than ours in the service of 
the Government, aiding in putting down this un- 
holy rebellion. Many mourn the loss of sons, 
husbands, and brothers fallen in this glorious 
service. Let us pause to shed a tear of sym- 
pathy with them, and pray God to bind up the 
wounded heart. 

"What a field will soon be opened out before us ! 
Intemperance is alarmingly on the increase. In ad- 
dition, we may soon expect the great flood of de- 
moralization from the war, and it will be for the 
Church, and our own and kindred organizations, 
to counteract its blighting influence." 

R. W. G. T. Chase reported that the Order 
might be considered to be extinct in the seceded 
States; but the one Lodge in Virginia and some 
Lodges in Kentucky continued to work. In Mis- 
souri the devastating hand of war had swept near- 
ly the entire state, and the Order suffered greatly. 

Erie J. Leech of Iowa, who had been elected 
R. W. G. Secretary in 1861, having volunteered 
for war service, had resigned his office in Sep- 
tember, and George W. McCrary, of Iowa, was ap- 
pointed in his place. Brother McCrary soon him- 
self became a soldier, and later Secretary of War 
under President Hayes, and afterwards a distin- 
guished lawyer and a United States Circuit 
Judge. The following was the membership re- 
ported : 
Membership. California, 2,550 members in 46 Lodges; Can- 
ada, 15,869 in 322 Lodges; Illinois, 12,123 in 85 
Lodges; Indiana, 3,470 in 85 Lodges; Iowa, 556 



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in 202 Lodges: Kansas, 496 in 11 Lodges; Mich- 1863. 
igan, 2.250 members: Massachusetts, 1.S60 in 27 
Lodges; Missouri. 716 in 24 Lodges; Ohio, 2,392 
in 61 Lodges; Pennsylvania, 1,592 in 35 Lodges; 
Wisconsin, 6,069 in 211 Lodges. No reports were 
received from Maine and Minnesota. The follow- 
ing Subordinate Lodges were reported as working 
in States in which there were no Grand Lodges : 
Delaware, 2; Nebraska, 2; New York, 5; New 
Hampshire, 1 ; Vermont, 1 ; Virginia, 1 ; Connec- 
ticut, 1. 

The Committee on the State of the Order, of state of Order. 
which James Black, of Pennsylvania, was con- 
vener, submitted an excellent report, of which the 
following is an extract: 

"We have cause for congratulation and thank- 
fulness to Almighty God, that in the midst of 
the excitement, financial trouble, and calls of 
patriotism of the present year, our Order has not 
only survived, but in some localities, not includ- 
ing the seat of the rebellion, has maintained its 
comparative strength, whilst in others there has 
been an increase in Lodges and in membership. 
When the present unholy rebellion has been sup- 
pressed, we may hope that each state and terri- 
tory will have its Good Templar organization, 
teaching "Total abstinence for the individual and 
prohibition for the State* as the only safe, true 
rule of action for the suppression of intemper- 
ance. The Order is a sounder and more efficient 
agent of temperance than the world has ever yet 
known, capable of exercising a greater influence 
for the reform of the inebriate, promotive of more 
prevention, and to a greater degree impressing 
the public in favor of total abstinence from the 
popular intoxicating drinks, than any other or- 
ganization which has preceded it. Its system of 



1862. sustained traveling lecturers, now happily in ac- 
tivity in most of our Grand Lodges, its tracts, its 
organizations are so many warnings, examples, 
and appeals to the people. Our confidence in the 
strength of the social and family influence of the 
Order to sustain our cause in times of apathy, or 
when the public attention is wholly absorbed by 
other interests, should, from the experience of the 
past year, be thoroughly established. Satisfied 
that the basis of our organization is good and 
true, we should be the more earnest everywhere 
to extend its operations — that its superior effi- 
ciency for the redemption of the fallen, the sup- 
port and guide of the feeble, the protection of 
the young and pure, should be experienced, and 
its power to grapple with and overthrow the vice 
of the use and traffic in intoxicating drinks should 
be felt and feared." 



Executive 
Officers. 



The Executive Officers for 1862-3 were: 

R. W. G. T., S. B. Chase, Pennsylvania. 
P. W. G. C, George S. Graves, Wisconsin. 
P. W. G. V. T., Amanda M.~Way, Indiana. 
P. W. G. S., D. P. Pershing, Indiana. 
P. W. G. Ti\, J. W. Ferguson, Canada. 

R. W. G. L. Session 18G3, Chicago, Illinois. 



JR. W. G. Tu. 
1863. 



The war continued to absorb all the energies of 
the people, so that when the P. W. G. Lodge as- 
sembled in 1863, for its ninth session, at Chicago, 
Illinois, it had to be reported that no great for- 
ward movement had been made in any of the old 
States. 



Reports. The following were the reports from Grand 

Lodges : 



Mem. Lodges. 1863. 

California 4.110 87 

Canada 17,157 303 

Illinois 14,726 323 

Indiana 2,500 62 

Iowa 5,597 110 

Kansas 285 12 

Maine 457 7 

Massachusetts 1,990 26 

Michigan 2,500 45 

Minnesota 284 5 

Missouri 500 8 

Ohio 2,324 64 

Pennsylvania 1,616 32 

Wisconsin 5,066 94 

Total 52,484 1,078 



A prize of $200 was offered for a new Subordi- 
nate Ritual, R. W. G. Templar Chase, in his re- 
port, having urged decisive action to be taken 
to put an end to the unsatisfactory state of mat- 
ters resulting from having two different Rituals 
in use. 

At this session Hon. Simeon B. Chase retired 
from the chair, and the Hon. Samuel D. Hast- 
ings, of Wiscon-in, was elected. He had joined 
Capitol Lodge at Madison in February, 1857, and 
took his seat as a Grand Lodge Representative in 
1860, when he was elected G. C. Templar and a 
Representative to R. W. G. Lodge, which he at- 
tended for the first time, in 1861. The next year 
he rendered efficient service as convener of the 
Finance Committee, and laid a firm foundation for 
correct accounts being kept. R. W. G. Templar 
Chase was requested at this session to prepare 



Ritual. 



Samuel D. 
Hastings. 
K. W. G. T. 



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1863; an Exposition of the Order, and in response is 
Chase's 
'Manual." 



"Rebel" 
Members. 



Executive 
Officers. 



sued his famous "Manual" which has ever since 
remained unrivalled. 

At this session the R. W. G. Lodge resolved that 
it would not hold fellowship with Lodges whose 
members were in rebellion against the Govern- 
ment. 

The Executive Officers for 1863-4 were: 
R. W. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wis- 
consin. 

R. W. G. C, John Evans, Michigan. 

R. W. G. V. T., Olivia N. Detwiller, Iowa. 

R. W. G. S., Rolla A. Law, Illinois. 

R. W. G. Treas., J. W. Ferguson, Canada. 

P. R. W. G. T., Hon. Simeon B. Chase, Pennsyl- 



K. W. G. f 

1864. 



B. W. G. L. Session 1864, Cleveland, Ohio. 

The war was still in progress when the R. W. 
G. Lodge assembled for its tenth session at Cleve- 
land, Ohio. A membership of 68,410 was report- 
ed. R. W. G. Templar Hastings, in his report, 
said: 



I. o. G. t "In the work of temperance there is no need for 
World-Wide.' any national distinction, and the I. O. G. T. 
knows none. Every member may say, in this re- 
spect at least, 'My country is the world, and all 
mankind are my countrymen, 5 for we recognize in 
every human being a brother. The Bible reveals 
to us the fact that we are the children of a com- 
mon parent, that God 'hath made of one blood all 
nations of men to dwell upon the face of the 
earth,' and that all mankind are equally the ob- 
jects of His love and care." 



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R. W. G. T. Hastings urged a liberal support 1864. 
of the temperance press, and reported that there Tem P lar Papers. 

were three Templar Papers published in Wiscon- 
sin, and one each in California, Illinois and Ohio. 
One interesting section of his report contained a 
defence of the Order against an attack that had 
been made upon it. The following sentences are 
equally true now as when first penned: 



"Ours is purely a temperance organization. Af- 
ter paying our necessary incidental expenses, our 
entire means are used to spread light and truth, 
to support public meetings, public lectures, and 
publications. Our organizations and our forms 
and ceremonies are merely means for the accom- 
plishment of a great and important end, and that 
is, to advance the cause of temperance, to reform 
the inebriate, and to save the youth from form- 
ing habits of intoxication. This is our great and 
only aim. We have no interest in our ritual ser- 
vices, solemn initiation, regalia, signs, grips, etc., 
any further than they can be made instrumental 
in redeeming our land from the curse of intem- 
perance." 



Good Templary 
a Temperance 
Organization. 



Two new Grand Lodges had been instituted, 
viz.: Vermont on January 13, 1864, D. W. Bur- 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



roughs, G. W. C. T v E. S. Cowles, G. W. S.; and 
Prince Edward Island on March 10, 1804. Six 
Lodges had been instituted in Kentucky and one 
in Maryland. 

A new Ritual for Subordinate Lodges was 
adopted at this session and it has been the basis 
of that in use ever since. An agitation against 
'"Degrees" was begun by a proposal to abolish Degrees, 
them. It was agreed to memorialize President 



Ritual. 



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Washingtonian 

Home. 



1864. Lincoln, asking the abolition of the whiskey ra- 
tion in the army. 

During the year the Grand Lodge of Illinois es- 
tablished "The Washingtonian Home Association 
of Chicago, to which hundreds owe their refor- 
mation, and happiness, and the world the restora- 
tion of citizens from drunkenness to usefulness. 



Reports. Mem. Lodges. 

California 4,127 97 

Canada 13,051 297 

Illinois 23,140 500 

Indiana 2,348 55 

Iowa 6,724 100 

Kansas 322 13 

Maine 506 9 

Massachusetts 2,248 28 

Michigan 4,508 62 

Minnesota 500 9 

Missouri 954 20 

Ohio 3,000 *50 

Pennsylvania . 2,018 52 

Wisconsin 7,012 205 

Total 70,458 1,497 

"^Estimated. 



Executive 
Officers. 



The Executive Officers for 1864-5 were: 
R. W*. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wiscon- 
sin. 

R. W. G. C, James Black, Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. F. Worth, Iowa. 

R, W. G. S., Rolla A. Law, Illinois. 

R. W. G. Treas., J. W. Ferguson, Canada. 

P. R. W. G. T., Hon. Simeon B. Chase, Pennsyl- 



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R. W. G. Lodge Session, 1SG5, London, Ontario, 
Canada. 

Peace again reigned throughout the United 
States when the R. W. G. Lodge assembled for its 
eleventh session at London, Canada. The war 
was virtually at an end when General Lee sur- 
rendered on April 9, 1865, at Appomatox Court 
House, but the nation had been plunged into 
mourning by the assassination of President Lin- 
coln on the 14th of the same month. 

R. W. G. Templar Hastings, in his report, 
said: 



1865. 



R. W. G. L. 
1865. 



Peace. 



''During the past year our progress has been Southern states. 
onward. All through the South, following the 
footsteps of the L'nion Army, our Lodges have 
taken a foothold that, with proper cultivation. 
will expand into such vigorous growth as the 
projectors of the Order never dreamed of, for al- 
ready, in the far-off Territory of New Mexico, the 
Order is firmly established, and at no very distant 
day the seeds sown by a Californian regiment 
shall grow into a sturdy Grand Lodge. In Mis- 
souri, too, where the Order but barely survived 
the shock of war, the Lodges are again at work, 
and the Grand Lodge shows a renewed vigor that 
in the future will go far beyond anything in the 
past of this once prosperous State. While all the 
Southern States are more or less engaged in the 
work of the Order, none are far enough advanced 
to warrant the formation of Grand Lodges. 

"In the terrible struggle that has devastated and Good Templars 
tilled our land with mourning during the past in Wartime. 
four years, I am proud of the opportunity of 
bearing witness to the alacrity and. unanimity 
with which Good Templars have responded to ev- 
ery call and demand of our beloved country. They 
have shown no hesitancy or timid delay in meet- 
ing these demands, but upon the muster roll of 



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1865. every corps, division, brigade, regiment, and near- 
ly every company in our grand army of the Re- 
public are found the names of members of" our 
beloved Order. As brothers and members of the 
Order we love so well, we owe to their memories 
a debt of gratitude not easily repaid, and to their 
families and relatives our sympathies and our 
protection." 

Rolla A. Law, R. W. G. S., said in his report: 

9000 "The year has not been one of idleness on the part 

Templar of Good Templarism. With the bloody hand of 
Soldiers, war on more than nine-tenths of the territory 
embraced within the limits of your jurisdiction; 
with five Grand Lodges blotted out by the rebel- 
lion in the southern section of the United States, 
and two others nearly paralyzed; with some nine 
thousand of our brethren enlisted 'for the war/ 
from their respective Lodges, and the 'war ques- 
tion' occupying the attention, more or less, of all 
minds; with the contributions of all classes . of 
the people to the funds for the benefit of soldiers' 
families, aid societies, sanitary commissions, and 
other agencies of practical benevolence, amount- 
ing in the aggregate to millions of dollars; — in 
the face of all these obstacles to our advance- 
ment: — to which might be added the increased 
prevalence of drinking habits, caused by the de- 
moralizing influences of an excited public feeling; 
■ — in the face of all these, it is gratifying to report 
that we have not only maintained the ground oc- 
cupied one year since, but have gradually ad- 
vanced our pickets, gained new victories on old, 
and planted our standard on new fields; gratify- 
ing to report that our ranks have not been deci- 
mated, and that we now have more of the sinews 
of war at our command than at any former period 
in the history of this R. W. G. Lodge." 

The R. W. G. Secretary had been endeavoring 
to obtain a roll of Honor of Good Templar sol- 
diers, and from Wisconsin 1,600 names were Te- 



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ceived, from Illinois over 2,000, and more or less 1865. 
from other states. 

The reports showed that there had been 50,000 Suspensions, 
initiations during the year, and a great number 
of suspensions. This occupied the particular at- 
tention of the R. W. G. Lodge, and led to the 
recommendation that efficient Financial Secretaries 
should be appointed who would make the regular 
collection of fees and dues a matter of business. 
The Lodge room, they said, should be made a "con- 
genial home" for all who join the Order, the 
meetings made pleasant and profitable, and the 
members led to love the Order because of the 
friends they find there to greet them, and the con- 
genial associations formed in our Lodge rooms. 

The reports from the several Grand Lodges Reports. 

were as follows: 

California 4,157 members, 

Canada 14,541 

Connecticut 1,530 " 

Delaware 864 " 

Illinois 26,143 

Indiana 2,736 " 

Iowa 9,833 



Kansas 322 

Kentucky 621 

Massachusetts 3,398 

Michigan 8,000 

Maine 506 

Minnesota 1,087 

Missouri 1,881 

Ohio 3,314 

Pennsylvania 4,306 

Prince Edward Island 712 
Wisconsin 13,309 



Total 



75,932 



97 Lodges 
362 

13 

11 
461 

55 
171 

13 

19 

38 

100 

9 

16 

34 

55 

70 

22 
227 

1,605 



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Lodges. 



Executive 
Officers. 



1865. The following new Grand Lodges had fceen or- 
New Grand ganized : Delaware on 14th September, 1864; 
Kentucky on 13th October, 1864, "though the 
State was overrun with guerillas"; Connecti- 
cut on 21st March, 1865; New York on 17th 
May, 1865; (Those in Kentucky and New York 
were, of course, reorganizations ) . 

The Executive Officers for 1865-6 were: 

R. W. G. T., Hon. S. D. Hastings, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. C, James Black, Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. L. S. Cowdery, Illinois. 

R. W. G. S., Rolla A. Law, Illinois. 

R. W. G. Treas., Simeon Morrill, Canada. 

P. R. W. G. T., Hon. S. B. Chase, Pennsylvania. 

As we here take leave of references to the war, 
we cannot do better than transcribe a paragraph 
from the reply made by R. W. G. T. Hastings to 
the public address of welcome in the City Hall, 
London, Canada, at the R. W. G. Lodge session 
in 1865: 



American War "The war in which we have been engaged has 
cost millions of dollars, and it has desolated one 
of the fairest portions of the world — our South- 
ern States, and it has cost the lives of hundreds 
of thousands of our fellow-citizens. But we feel 
that we deserved it. Our land, both north and 
south, was guilty in the sight of God. God called 
on us to repent. He called again and again, but 
the people listened not to His voice, and now He 
has wiped out this great sin of American slavery 
in a sea of blood and desolation. We are now 
free from this great sin. O, sir, I believe that 
the blessing of God will now be poured out upon 
the American people. Let us learn from this 
great trial through which we have just passed, 



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that God looks upon sin with abhorrence, and 1865. 
that if it is not repented of He will punish those 
who commit it. My friends, your country and my 
country are guilty of a great sin — the sin of in- 
temperance. The time may come, if we will not 
repent of it, when God may see it necessary to 
wipe it out in blood as He has the great sin of 
the American people. I say, then, let us heed the 
lesson which this great war has taught the peo- 
ple of the world. Let us wipe out the sin of in- 
temperance from our lands ere destruction over- 
takes us." 



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CHAPTER IV. 

AFTER THE WAR — 1866-1870. 

jR. W. G. Lodge Session 1866, Boston, Mass. 1866. 

The twelfth session of the R. W. G. Lodge was k. w. g. l. 

held at Boston, Mass., in 1866. R. W. G. Tern- 1866 - 
plar Hastings began his report by saying: 

"The past has been a year long to be remem- After the War. 
bered in the history of the temperance movement. 
There has been throughout the length and breadth 
of the land an awakening of the people to the 
claims of the temperance cause, and at the present 
moment there is more interest in its principles, 
and more effort being made to promote its success, 
than there has been at any period during the last 
ten years. The Order of Good Templars has not 
been an indifferent spectator of the great awak- 
ening, but on the contrary, our members every- 
where have been up and doing, and it is with the 
most profound gratitude to Almighty God that I 
am enabled to announce to you a most cheering 
state of prosperity throughout our entire juris- 
diction. The increase in our membership during 
the past year has been unparalleled in our pre- 
vious history, and there has been a most grati- 
fying increase in the zeal and activity of the mem- 
bers of the Order generally." 

New Grand Lodges had been instituted in New Xew Grand 
Hampshire on October 11, 1865, and in Oregon Lodge. 
and Washington Territory on May 15, 1865. 

The membership reported was as follows: Cali- Reports. 
fornia, 7,914; Connecticut, 3,975; Delaware, 1,725; 



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1866. Illinois, 31,334; Indiana, 7,106; Iowa, 13,461; 
Kansas, 752; Kentucky, 1,199; Maine, 6,682; 
Massachusetts, 8,533; Michigan, 16,000; Minneso- 
ta, 4,443 ; Missouri, 6,209 ; New Hampshire, 1,932 ; 
New York, 2,462; Ohio, 6,384; Pennsylvania, 
8,565; Vermont, 941; Wisconsin, 21,098; Canada, 
17,792; Prince Edward Island, 761; total, 168,- 
548 in 2,686 Lodges. In addition there were 
Subordinate Lodges in New Mexico and Utah; 
Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Louisiana, Tennes- 
see, Maryland, West Virginia and Rhode Island. 

State of Order. ^ ne Committee on the State of the Order said 
in their report: 



"The reports furnish the facts which warrant 
the belief that a wide sphere of usefulness is 
open to our beloved Order in this country. That 
an advance of more than one hundred per cent, 
of membership should have been made in a single 
year appears prophetic of the almost countless 
host who shall soon flock to our standard, and 
advance under our leadership to a brilliant, suc- 
cessful charge upon our common foe. We trust 
that as an Order the dangerous and inefficient pe- 
riods of our childhood and youth are passed, 
and that the strength and wisdom of our maturer 
years shall hereafter tell mightily upon the great 
temperance reform. With our better digested 
codes, perfected Rituals, efficient and compara- 
tively well patronized presses, with at least 3,000 
Lodges spreading like a golden network over the 
whole country, broken by no national lines, rent 
by no schisms, but endeared to each other by de- 
votion to a common cause, our sympathies ever 
awake by the presence of the charitable objects 
for whom we labour, and our prayers ascending to 
heaven for help, we must triumph." 



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The Executive Officers for 1866-7 were: 

R. W. G. T., Samuel D. Hastings,. Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. C, James Black. Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda Lane. Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer. Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas.. Simeon Morrill. Canada. 

R. W. G. T., Simeon B. Chase, Pennsylvania. 

Attention was directed at this session to a de- 
sire to introduce the Order among foreigners in 
America, and it was agreed to have the Rituals 
and tracts published in the German and Scandi- 
navian lancruacres. 



Executive 
Officer*. 



Kitual 
Translations. 



R. TT. G. Lodge Session 186^. Detroit, Michigan. 

R. W. G. Templar Hastings in his report to the R. TT. G. L. 
thirteenth session of the R. W. G. Lodge, which 1>bt ' 
was held at Detroit.. Mich., in 1S67. said: 

"Although our Order claims to be but one di- Good Templar* 
vision of the great temperance army of the land. Largest 
we think the time has come when we are fully en- Temperance 
titled to be recognized as the largest division of Organization, 
that great army, and. as we outnumber any single 
organization, we should remember that our respon- 
sibilities are greater, and we shall be expected to 
do a larger share of the work. Since the close of 
the war the attention of the people has been 
turned to the evils of intemperance as never be- 
fore, and the great increase of our Order is but 
one of the many evidences that the question as to 
how these great evils can be removed is the next 
one that is to come up for consideration and set- 
tlement. Our Order is extending in the southern 
state-, and it is a fact of interest that we now 
have more members in the aggregate, in the former 
slave states, than we had in the most prosperous 
days of our exi-tenee previous to the rebellion."'' 



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1867. New Grand Lodges had been instituted in Dis- 

New Grand TRlCT of Columbia on 15th of November, 1866; 

§es ' West Virginia on 18th of December, 1866; Rhode 

Island on 15th of January, 1867; Nova Scotia 

on 5th of February, 1867; Maryland on 27th of 

February, 1867. 

Reports. The membership reported was as follows: 

United States. — California, 5,555; Connecticut, 
6,430; Delaware, 2,054; District of Columbia, 630; 
Illinois, 36,288; Indiana, 14,633; Iowa, 15,637; 
Kansas, 1,508; Kentucky, 2,635; Maine, 21,849; 
Maryland, no return; Massachusetts, 24,598; 
Michigan, 30,000; Minnesota, 8,920; Missouri, 
8,529; New Hampshire, 4,504; New York, 19,248; 
Ohio, 13,184; Oregon, 2,780; Pennsylvania, 17,- 
961; Rhode Island, 1,001; Vermont, no return; 
West Virginia, 1,741; Wisconsin, 28,795. , 

Canada. — Canada, 19,945; Nova Scotia, 571; 
Prince Edward Island, 788. 

Subordinate Lodges in New Mexico, Nebraska, 
Texas, New Jersey, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia, 
1,396. 

Total, 291,180 members in 4,432 Lodges. 
Future Work. .An excellent report was presented by a special 
committee on "Future Work," of which R. W. G. 
Co., James Black, of Pennsylvania, was convener. 
The following are extracts from that report: 

"After full consideration, your committee unani- 
mously assent to the suggestion of the Worthy 
Templar that there is a wide field for labor, which 
this R. W. G. Lodge may enter upon, and can with 
propriety occupy. Our Grand Lodges, by their 
Constitutions, are confined in their labors for tem- 



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perance and the Order to the territory named in 1*67. 
their respective Charters, and it is believed by 
your committee, have no authority, if they sev- 
erally had the means, and were not fully occupied 
by the demands of the work in their own jurisdic- 
tions, to appropriate means, or organize effort be- 
yond their appropriate spheres. * * * * 

"Both at the north and south there is open a 
wide field for profitable labor. Shall we occupy 
it? Does not duty as well as interest prompt to 
large sacrifices, if necessary, that the blessings of 
temperance and the beneficial principles of our Or- 
der should be spread in these wide and inviting 
regions? ****** 

'"It seems to your committee that inasmuch 
as this body is earnestly invited to occupy 
the ground, and there is no Grand Lodge that has 
legitimate authority, much less the means to per- 
form this labor, and that the cause we have at 
heart will be promoted thereby, that plainly it is 
the duty of this R. W. G. Lodge to make provision, 
and direct agencies to be employed that shall fully 
meet exigencies that may arise in the progress of 
our cause, and occupy the ground herein referred 
to. ***** * 

"The history of the world has shown that God 
has raised up organizations, political, religious 
and moral, for the accomplishment of great pur- 
poses, and while faithful to the objects of their 
creation has blessed and prospered them, but when 
forgetful or faithless, has removed them and given 
their 'crown' to others. It is pleasant to believe 
that our Order has been raised up for the purpose 
of effectively carrying out the principles we pro- 
fess, but it will be woe unto us if from indiffer- 
ence, decline of zeal, want of courage, or of reli- 
ance upon God to give the means we may devise 
by His aid for the promotion of His cause, we fail 
to 'go forward' in the way opened, although it 
may seem surrounded with difficulty and danger.'' 

It was resolved at this session: Juvenile 

"That we deem it highly important and our im- ° r S anizatlon s- 

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1867. perativc duty as Good Templars to organize the 
children under our immediate care and jurisdic- 
tion into Juvenile Temperance Societies in connec- 
tion with our Subordinate Lodges." 

Extension to Applications were presented for commissions for 
brethren to act as instituting officers in England, 
and were referred to the R. W. -G. Templar, "with 
full powers to take such steps as he may deem 
judicious and expedient to introduce this Order 
into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland" because "this Order is intended to be 
universal in its extent to all conditions and orders 
of men and women in all parts of the world, and 
every favorable opportunity should be taken ad- 
vantage of to extend it where it has not already 
been introduced, and the present time would seem 
to present peculiar facilities for its introduction 
into Europe." 
Executive The Executive Officers for 1867-8 were: 
Officers. R w G T } Samuel Di Hastings, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. Co., James Black, Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda Lane, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas., Simeon Morrill, Canada. ( S. 
Morrill resigned during his term of office and R. 
L. Willard was appointed in his place.) 

P. R. W. G. T., Simeon B. Chase, Pennsylvania. 

R. W. G. Lodge Session, 1868, Richmond, Indiana. 
R. w. G. E. At the fourteenth session of the R. W. G. Lodge 

1868. w hich was held at Richmond, Indiana, R. W. G. 
T. Hastings reported that — 

Progress. "The year has been one of most encouraging 

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progress. While the Order has been occupying 1868. 
new territory in every direction, north, south, east 
and west, we have been enlarging our borders and 
strengthening our stakes in the territory previ- 
ously occupied. The Order has been introduced 
into' New Brunswick in the far northeast, into 
North and South Carolina and Georgia in the 
south, Arkansas on the southwest, and into Mon- 
tana in the far northwest." 

New Grand Lodges had been instituted in New New Grand 
Jersey on June 19, 1867 ; Nebraska on July 9, ° f ses ' 
1867; Tennessee on December 10, 1867; Idaho on 
February 18, 1868; and Colorado on March 17, 

1868. 

The membership reported was as follows : Cali- Reports. 
fornia, 7,084; Colorado, 788; Connecticut, 7,752; 
Delaware, 1,875; District of Columbia, 1,046; Ida- 
ho, 600; Illinois, 30,812; Indiana, 18,117; Iowa, 
13,049; Kansas, 1,183; Kentucky, 4,299; Maine, 
29,144; Maryland, 2,706; Massachusetts, 25,490; 
Michigan, 50,000; Minnesota, 8,161; Missouri, 10,- 
958; Nebraska, 1,665; New Hampshire, 5,973; 
New Jersey, 1,515; New York, 45,335; Ohio, 24,- 
836; Oregon, 5,392; Pennsylvania, 32,146; Rhode 
Island, 2,414; Tennessee, 1,309; Vermont, 4,300; 
West. Virginia, no return; Wisconsin, 20,122; 
Canada, 20,122; Nova Scotia, 1,336; Prince Ed- 
ward Island, 971. There were also in Subordinate 
Lodges in New Brunswick, Virginia, Texas, North 
Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, New Mexico, Mon- 
tana and South Carolina, 1,636. Total member- 
ship, 389,672 in 6,050 Lodges. 

A proposal to endorse "Cold Water Temples," Juvenile 
with their rituals as the Juvenile organization of 

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Officers. 



R. W. G. L. 



1868. tho Order, was negatived, and it was left to 
Grand Lodges to adopt the means they consid- 
ered best calculated to educate the children and 
save them from the snares of the tempter. 

The Executive. Officers for 1868-9 were: 

R. W. G-. T., Jonathan H. Orne, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. Co., H. H. Giles, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. V. T., Rebecca I. Reed, West Virginia. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas., John Campbell, Missouri. 

P. R. W. G. T., Samuel D. Hastings, Wisconsin. 

B. W. O. Lodge Session 1869, Oswego, New York. 
R. W. G. Templar Orne, in his report to the 
18L9. flft een th session of R. W. G. Lodge, which was 
held at Oswego, New York, said: 

Progress. "We meet again to find our Order in a prosper- 
ous and flourishing condition. A net gain of at 
least 500 Lodges and 30,000 members is the claim 
we offer as the result of the untiring devotion of 
the officers and their agents in the different Grand 
Lodge jurisdictions; and at no period during our 
history has the work been prosecuted with more 
energy, determination and success than at the 
present time. Our Order was never stronger in 
all the elements that constituted power and effi- 
ciency than it is to-day. t From ocean to ocean, 
and from the farthest regions of civilization on 
the north to the waters of the Gulf on the south 
its watch fires are burning on thousands of altars 
to guide the wanderer to paths of sobriety, virtue 
and peace; and as the handmaid of religion it 
points to God and heaven as the sources of grace 
and wisdom,, to lead the weary pilgrim to eternal 
joys." 

The R. W. G. Templar then notes what must be 
recorded as the most important event in the his- 



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tory of the Order since its foundation, — the intro- 1869. 
duction of Good Teniplary into the Eastern Hem- 
isphere : 

'"Soon after the close of the last session Brother introduction to 
Joseph Malins, of Philadelphia, being then about E U gi an d. 
to remove to England, solicited authority to or- 
ganize Lodges in that country; and England being 
the place of his birth and early manhood it was 
deemed a favorable opportunity to introduce the 
Order into that country. He was accordingly com- 
missioned and succeeded in instituting a Lodge in 
Birmingham which assumed the name of Colum- 
bia, as a graceful compliment to our own country. 
Since that event two additional Lodges have been 
instituted in the same city, and the intelligence 
we have recently received from this faithful Dep- 
uty assures us that the time is not far distant 
when the Independent Order of Good Templars 
will become a power for the promotion of the tem- 
perance reform in the mother country." 

The following new Grand Lodges had been in- New Grand 
stituted: Montana on April 19, 1869; Virginia lodges. 
on April 28, 1869; and New Brunswick on May 
18, 1869. 

The membership reported was as follows: Cali- Reports. 
fornia, 8,347; Colorado, 1,166; Connecticut, 8,012; 
Delaware, 1,369; District of Columbia, 740; Ida- 
ho, 518; Illinois, 21,546; Indiana, 16,876; Iowa, 
12,665; Kansas, 1,874; Kentucky, 5,871; Maine, 
28,188; Maryland, 3,125; Massachusetts, 23,018; 
Michigan, 30,000; Minnesota, 6,800; Missouri, 
6,101; Montana, 385; Nebraska, 1,449; New 
Hampshire, 4,294; New Jersey, 3,285; New York, 
64,331; Ohio, 27,329; Oregon, 4,672; Pennsyl- 
vania, 30,305; Rhode Island, 3,111; Tennessee, 



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Organizations. 



State of the 
Order. 



1669. no report; Vermont, 6,980; Virginia, 457; West 
Virginia, 4,740; Wisconsin, 14,457; Canada, 21,- 
522; New Brunswick, no report; Nova Scotia, 
1,656; Prince Edward Island, 1,368. Subordinate 
Lodges in New Brunswick; Texas; Georgia; North 
Carolina, Arkansas, England, Dakota and South 
Carolina, 1,315. 

Total membership, 377,502 in 6,216 Lodges. 
A special committee on Juvenile Organizations 
reported as follows: 

"Believing, as statistics show, that a large ma- 
jority of the drunkards of our country acquire 
the appetite for alcoholic drinks when young, and 
that if we wish to succeed in the noble mission in 
which we are engaged, we must educate the chil- 
dren in the principles of the Order; therefore, 

"Resolved, That it is the imperative duty of 
every Grand Lodge to see that the children, in 
their respective jurisdictions-, are thoroughly or- 
ganized into temperance societies, and educated 
in the principles of temperance. 

"Resolved, That as a means in part for the ac- 
complishment of this object, temperance papers, 
tracts and books, adapted to the children, should 
be circulated among them." 

This report was adopted. 

The Committee on the State of the Order, in 
their report, said : 

"It is very gratifying to learn of the organiza- 
tion of Lodges of Good Templars in Great Britain, 
our mother country, of revered memory. There is 
not a brother or sister in all our Order who will 
not feel the ties of fraternal regard strengthened 
and deepened by this event, and who when they 
learn that the British Ensign, the glorious flag of 
old England, and the Stars and Stripes, were lov- 
ingly entwined over the heads of their represen- 



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tatives at the present session, -will not pray that 1869. 
their loving folds may never be unloosed, Dut al- 
ways remain the badge of peace, religion and 
civilization between England and America as they 
are now the evidence of the unity existing in our 
widely extended Order. England and America — 
may no thought or feeling ever disturb their har- 
mony, or interfere with the mission of carrying 
a high intelligence and the arts and science of civi- 
lization, with an open Bible and pure religion 
throughout the world.'' 

At this 1869 session S. B. Chase, P. R. W. G. T., Missionary to 

presented the following resolution, which was ^ eot an ' 
adopted : 

"Resolved, That Brother Thomas Roberts, of 
Pennsylvania, be appointed by this R. W. G. Lodge 
to labor as Lecturer and D. R. W. G. Templar in 
Scotland for three months from June loth next 
and his necessary expenses to and from said coun- 
try be paid by this body.'' 

R. W. G. Templar Orne, in his report, said that Good Templar 

it should be the aim of all Good Templars to make 



the benefits of the Order as practical as possible 
for those who seek the shelter of our Lodges. He 
pointed with pride to the illustrations of success- 
ful effort in this direction in the Washingtonian 
Homes at Chicago and Quincy, established and 
nourished by the bounty of the Grand Lodge of 
Illinois. These, he said, were ''monuments that 
wiR ever proclaim the noble humanity of our or- 
ganization.'' He also pointed to the example set 
by the Grand Lodge of California "in her efforts 
to establish and endow an institution that shall 
rob the Good Templar's dying hour of painful 
anxiety, in the thought that he leaves his orphans 



Orphanages. 



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Officers. 



1869. the legacy of a home when God shall call him to 
the great Grand Lodge above." 

The Executive Officers for 1869-70 were: 

R. W. G. T., Jonathan H. Orne, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. Co., W. S. Williams, Canada. 

R. W. G. V. T., Fannie Woodbury, Illinois. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas., John Campbell, Missouri. 

P. R. W. G. T., Samuel D. Hastings, Wisconsin. 



R. W. G. L. 

1870. 



R. W. G. L. Session 1870, St. Louis, Missouri. 

At the sixteenth session of the R. W. G. Lodge, 
which was held at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1870, R. 
W. G. Templar Orne reported the success of 
Brother Roberts in instituting the Order in Scot- 
Progress. i an( ^ anc [ the satisfactory progress of the Order in 
England. "We have now," he said, "forty-one 
Grand Lodges of our Order, with a membership 
far exceeding that of all other similar organiza- 
tions combined, and it is gradually winning recog- 
nition as a power for good in countries peopled 
with seventy-five millions of the human race." 

The following new Grand Lodges had been in- 

Lodg-es. stituted . Georgia, November 22, 1889; Texas, 

January 18, jl870; Washington Territory, March 

24, 1870; Alabama, April 12, 1870; Scotland, 

May 7, 1870. 

The membership reported was: Alabama, 1,200; 
California, 7,188; Colorado, 1,607; Connecticut, 
8,954; Delaware, 1,277; District of Columbia, 446; 
Georgia, 1,200; Idaho, 549; Illinois, 15,807; In- 
diana, 16,171; Iowa, 12,579; Kansas, 3,640; Ken- 



New Grand 



Reports. 



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tucky, ^.477: Maine. 24,168; Maryland. 4,466; 

:husetts, 10.127: Michigan, 20,000; Minne- 
sota. 3,878; Missouri. 7,921; Montana, 378; Ne- 
braska, no report; New Hampshire, 3,553: New 
Jersey, 5,565: New York, 74,380; Ohio, 20,630; 
Oregon, 5,218: Pennsylvania, 34,379; Rhode 
Island, 2.714: Tennessee, 244; Texas, 600; Ver- 
mont, 8,655; Virginia, 735; Washington Territory, 
900; West Virginia, 4,964; Wisconsin. 12.221. 

Canada, 22,4o2 ; Xew Brunswick, no report ; 
Xova Scotia, 2,923; Prince Edward Island, no 
report. 

Scotland, 3.400. 

Subordinate Lodges in North Carolina; Eng- 
land: Dakota Territory and Arkansas. 629, 

Estimate for Lodges not reported, 3,156. 

Total membership 363,205 in 5,913 Lodges. 

A committee on Juvenile Temperance Organiza- 
tions reported that "after a careful examination 
of the various juvenile organizations your com- 
mittee are unanimously of opinion that the "Cold 
Water Templars" Organization is the most appro- 
priate and efficient and the best adapted to edu- 
cate the children in the principles of Temperance." 

It was agreed to adopt the Ritual of the Cold 
Water Templars and a committee of five was ap- 
pointed to prepare a Constitution and to take a 
general supervision of the organization. 

The Executive Officers for 1870-1 were: 

R. W. G. T., Jonathan H. Orne, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. Co., W. S. Williams, Canada. 

R. W. G. V. T., Lillie Robinson, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas.j John Campbell. Missouri. 

P. R. W. G. T., Samuel D. Hastings, Wisconsin. 



Juvenile 
Organization. 



Executive 
Officers. 



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CHAPTER V. 

THE ORDER BECOMES WORLD-WIDE 1871-1876. 

R. W. G. Lodge Session 1871, Baltimore, Maryland. 18*1. 

The seventeenth session of the R. W. G. Lodge R. w. G. L. 
was held at Baltimore, Maryland. R. W. G. Tern- 18TK 
plar Orne reported that "the Order has now been 
established in all the States of the American America. 
Union except three, and in nearly all the Terri- 
tories," while of the seven provinces embraced in 
the Dominion of Canada, five have Grand Lodges, 
and all but one have altars dedicated to the pur- 
pose of our mission. 

"Our brethren 'beyond the sea' have won tri- Great Britain. 
umphs that are truly marvellous. The Grand 
Lodge of England has one hundred Subordinate 
Lodges within its jurisdiction, and a large and in- 
creasing membership. Four hundred Lodges have 
been organized in Scotland with a membership of 
40,000. In October, 1870, the Order was intro- 
duced into Ireland, by a deputation from Scot- 
land. Thirty Lodges have been organized and the 
Order is increasing rapidly. A Lodge ("Cambria" 
Lodge, No. 1) was organized in Wales by Brother 
Joseph Malins (G. W. C. T. of England) on April 
18, 1871. 

"Thus in every geographical division of Great Progress. 
Britain our Order has been permanently estab- 
lished. 

"It is with no common degree of pride and satis- 
faction that I recall the fact that during my three 
years of official service the Order has maintained 



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Grand Lodge of 
England. 

Juvenile 
Organization. 



1871. a strength and influence as the leading temper- 
ance organization of the world, and that, during 
this time, it has been welcomed and established in 
the lands of Shakespeare and Burns with a faith 
and joy that have fairly rivaled our own." 

Reports. The membership reported in 1871 was 385,720 in 
6,691 Subordinate Lodges under 41 Grand Lodges. 
During the year Lodges had been formed in North 
Carolina and South Carolina and in the Territory 
of Dakota. The Grand Lodge of England was 
instituted on July 25, 1870. 

A Constitution had been prepared for "Cold 
Water Temples," and in several Grand Lodge 
jurisdictions a number of Temples had been insti- 
tuted. It was agreed that the R. W. G. Templar 
should annually appoint a General Superintendent 
to take charge of the work. The first General Su- 
perintendent was Professor Daniel Wilkins, Illi- 
nois. 

The Executive Officers for 1871-2 were: 

R. W. G. T., Rev. John Russell, Michigan. 

R. W. G. Co., John J. Hickman, Kentucky. 

R. W. G. V. T., Anna Raymond, New Jersey. 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas., John Campbell, Missouri. 

P. R. W. G. T v Jonathan H. Orne, Massachu- 
setts. 



Executive 
Officers. 



R. W. G. Lodge Session 1872, Madison, Wisconsin. 

It. w. G. i>. The eighteenth session of the R. W. G. Lodge 

1872. W as held at Madison, Wisconsin, in 1872. 

Reports. Tne membership reported was 400,603 in 7,326 

Lodges under 44 Grand Lodges, but allowing for 



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Juvenile Work. 



those not reported the R. W. G. Secretary thought 1872. 
there were at least 423,603 members in the Order. 
Five Lodges had been instituted in Mississippi, 
two in Florida and two in Louisiana. 

Three Lodges had been formed in Australia by New Grand 
Brother John Watson from Scotland. New Grand 
Lodges had been formed in Ireland on July 26, 
1871; Wales on March 4, 1872, and South Caro- 
lina on April 23, 1872. 

The General Superintendent of Cold Water Tem- 
plars reported that there had been few responses 
to his request that Grand Lodges or their Execu- 
tives should take up the work among the children. 
Fred. D. Dalton, Illinois, was commissioned Grand 
Superintendent. 

The Executive Officers for 1872-3 were: 

R. W. G. T., Rev. John Russell, Michigan. 

R. W. G. Co., John J. Hickman, Kentucky 

R. W. G. V. T., Miss M. B. Dickinson, New 
York (afterwards Mrs. O'Donnell.) 

R. W. G. S., Julius A. Spencer, Ohio. 

R. W. G. Treas., J. K. Van Doom, Illinois. 

P. R. W. G. T., Jonathan H. Orne, Massachu- 
setts. 



Executive 
Officers. 



R. W. G. L. 

1873. 



R. W. G. Lodge Session 1873, London, England. 

For the first time in the history of the Order 
the R. W. G. Lodge met in 1873 outside North 
America. The nineteenth session was held in Lon- 
don, England. 

The membership reported was 433,020 in 7,981 Reports 
Lodges under 48 Grand Lodges, but allowing for 



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1873. those from whom no reports were received the es- 
timated membership was 525,000. Six Lodges had 
been instituted in the island of Malta by a young- 
sister, M. A. Waller, and one at Invereargill, New 
Zealand, by Rev. J. B. Westbrooke— both from 
England. 

Two- Lodges had been instituted in France by 
Thomas Richardson of England; one in Portugal 
by Stephen Judd; two in Cape Colony, South 
Africa, by John Fox Smith; two in Bermuda, by 
J. Smith; one in Belgium by W. E. Mathews; and 
one at Meerut, East India, by Leonard Hill. All 
these were special deputies of Joseph Malins, G. 
W. C. Templar of England. 
New Grand New Grand Lodges had been instituted in North 
Lodges. c AR0LINA on September 2, 1872; Newfoundland 
on December 11, 1872; Arkansas on February 12, 
1873; and Queensland (Australia) on February 
19, 1873. 
Juvenile It was agreed to prepare a new Ritual for "Cold 
Organization. Water Temples," and to have a uniform triple 
pledge against intoxicating drink, tobacco and pro- 
fanity. At this session the R. W. G. Templar 
(Hon. Samuel D. Hastings) was elected Chief Su- 
perintendent of Cold Water Temples. 

Executive The Executive Officers for 1873-4 were: 
Officers. 

R. W. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wis- 
consin. 

R. W. G. Co., Robert Simpson, Scotland. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. Annie Weichman, Pennsyl- 



7-t 



R. W. G. S., W. S. Williams, Canada. 1873. 

R. W. G. Treas., J. K. Van Doom, Illinois. 
P. R. W. G. T., Rev. John Russell, Michigan. 

R. W. G. Lodge Session 1874, Boston, Massachu- 
setts. 
The twentieth session of the R. W. G. Lodge r. w. G. l. 
was held at Boston, Mass. In his report R. W. 1ST4 « 
G. Templar Hastings said: 

"Eight years ago we met in this city to transact Order in 1863 
the business of our twelfth annual session; to-day and 1874 
we meet to transact the business of our twentieth. Contrasted. 
Then the Order numbered 22 Grand Lodges with a 
few Subordinate Lodges scattered in New Mexico, 
Nebraska, Colorado, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mary- 
land, West Virginia, and Rhode Island. J£ou> we 
have upon our records the names of fifty-two 
Grand Lodges, and Charters have been issued for 
five others. 

"Then our Order was confined to one continent, 
now it has an existence in each of the five conti- 
nents of the globe. Then it was the I. 0. G. T. of 
North America; now it is the I. 0. G. T. having 
for the field of its labors, and embracing within 
its jurisdiction the entire world. 

"Then we had Grand Lodges only in the United 
States, Canada, and Prince Edward Island; now 
we have them in the United States, Canada, New 
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, 
Newfoundland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, 
the Bermuda Islands, Isle of Malta, and in Aus- 
tralia; and charters have been granted for Grand 
Lodges in New Zealand, Tasmania, South Africa 
and India (Asia) ; and we have Subordinate 
Lodges in the West India Islands, Honduras, Ger- 
many, France, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, China, 
Japan, and in the Sandwich Islands. 

"Then we congratulated ourselves on the unpar- 
alleled increase of our Order during the previous 
year, it having grown in membership from 75,932 



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New Grand 
lodges. 



in 1865 to 168,548 in 1866; now we can point to a 
single Grand Lodge — the Grand Lodge of England 
— that has a membership of nearly 50,000 in ex- 
cess of that of the whole Order when we were last 
assembled in annual session in this city. 

"We have grown and expanded until we have be- 
come the largest and most extended affiliated tem- 
1874. perance organization in the world." 

Reports. The membership reported was 617,585 in 11,049 
Lodges under 54 Grand Lodges, and . allowing for 
Lodges not reported, 651,585. 

The following new Grand Lodges had been in- 
stituted : 

Victoria on April 11, 1873; South Australia 
on June 2, 1873; Mediterranean on January 26, 
1874; Bermuda on March 6, 1874. 

A. Winter, G. W. C. T., of Connecticut, had been 
deputed to attend to the Juvenile work, and he 
reported that Juvenile organizations — "Cold Wa- 
ter Temples," or organizations very similar to 
them — existed in 24 Grand Lodge jurisdictions, 
viz. : Alabama, Canada, California, Colorado, 
Connecticut, England, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Caro- 
lina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Scotland, South Carolina, 
Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wales. 

The name of the Juvenile organizations was al- 
tered to "Juvenile Temples," and Mrs. M. B. 
O'Donnell, of New York, was elected Chief Super- 
intendent. 

The Executive Officers for 1874-5 were: 

R. W. G. T., Col. John J. Hickman, Kentucky. 



Juvenile 
Templars. 



Executive 
Officers. 



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R. W. G. Co., Joseph Malins, England. J 874. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. M. McClellan Brown, Ohio. 

R. W. G. S., W. S. Williams, Canada. 

R. W. G. Treas., J. K. Van Doom, Illinois 

P. R. W. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wis- 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



R. ^Y. G. Session 1875, Bloomington, Illinois. 

The twenty-first session of R. W. G. Lodge was r. w. G. l. 
held at Bloomington, Illinois, in 1875. s °' 

The membership reported was 735,000 in 11,850 Reports. 
Lodges in Grand Lodge jurisdictions. 

New Grand Lodges had been instituted in South 
Africa May 29, 1874; New South Wales (Aus- 
tralia) May 25, 1874; TASMANIA May 25, 1874; 
Quebec July 1, 1874; Wales (English) August 
11, 1S74; New Zealand (South) September 29, 
1874; New Zealand (North) January 25, 1875; 
Mississippi May 5, 1875; Arkansas May 8,1875; 
India May 17, 1875. 

Mrs. O'Donnell, Chief Superintendent of Juve- juvenile 
nile Templars, reported that the new Juvenile Templars. 
Temple wo*k had been accepted by nearly forty 
Grand Lodges, but that no returns of membership 
had been received. Mrs. O'Donnell was re-elected 
Chief Superintendent. 

The Committee on the State of the Order said: 

"We have pleasure in calling attention to the fact Extension of 
that the Island of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean; the Order. 
Presidency of Madras in Hindoostan; British 
Honduras in Central America; and British Gui- 
ana in South America, have been occupied during 
the year, and our Order successfully planted in 



Executive 
Officers. 



1875. these countries under commission from the G. W. 
C. Templar of England. During the same period 
the Order has been planted in the Islands of St. 
Christopher, Harbor Island, and Jamaica, by and 
under direction of Brother Hannan, of the British 
warship "Aboukir," under commission granted by 
the K. W. G. Templar." 

The Executive Officers were. 

R. W. G. T., Col. J. J. Hickman, Kentucky. 

R. W. G. Co., Joseph Malins, England., 

R. W. G. V. T., Amanda Lane, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. S., W. S. Williams, Canada. 

R. W. G. Treas., Robert R. Scott, Missouri. 

P. R. W. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wis- 



R. W. G. L. 

1876. 



Order 
World-wide. 



R. W. G. Lodge Session 187 6, Louisville, Kentucky. 

The twenty-second session of R. W. G. Lodge 
was held at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1876. 

R. W. G. Templar Hickman in his report said: 

'Twenty years ago we called our Order a National 
Order; now it is international. We break down 
all national lines, respect all forms of government 
but take the world for our field of battle, truth 
for our weapon and temperance for our watch- 
word. 

"I am rejoiced to be able to present to you in 
this centennial year (of the United States Re- 
public ) , our banner with a representative star up- 
on its spotless folds for every state in the Union." 

.Reports. The membership reported was 617,733 in 12,593 
Lodges, and allowing for those from whom no re- 
turns had been received the total was estimated at 
721,000. 

New Lodges were working in Malacca, China 
and Japan, in Asia; in Natal, and Sierra Leone, 



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in Africa ; in the Island of St. Helena ; in British 1S76. 

Guiana and the Argentine Republic in America; 

in Trinidad, Grenada and other West India 

Islands; and in the Bahamas (near the coast of 

Florida). 

The following new Grand Lodges had been in- New Grand 

stituted: Western Australia on January 19, ^dse 8 * 

1S70; Florida May 13, 1S76; Louisiana May 16, 

1876. 

The General Superintendent of Juvenile Tern- Juvenile 
i , , ,, , Templars. 

pies reported that — 

"In Great Britain, comprising England, Wales 
and Scotland, there are 1,703 Temples, with a 
membership in England and Scotland alone of 81,- 
000. In the Enited States, Territories, and Can- 
ada, 373 Temples have reported, with a member- 
ship of 16,000. Of the states some twelve have 
sent no reports. Bermuda reports 6 Temples, 
with a membership of 335. 

"The reports received from Australia, New Zeal- 
and and Tasmania are most encouraging. I am 
satisfied that, could we have had accurate state- 
ments from all Superintendents, the number of 
children pledged under our banner of Truth, Love 
and Purity would be shown to exceed 200,000." 

The G. Superintendent of Scotland reported that 
1,500 had passed from the Juvenile to the Subor- 
dinate Lodge and the G. Superintendent of Eng- 
land reported 1,580. 



THE ORDER IX AUSTRALIA. ETC. 

In November, 1874, the Hon. Samuel D. Hast- Australia, 
ings, P. R. W. G. Templar, visited the Order in 
the Sandwich Islands, Australia, New Zealand, 



1876. and Tasmania. He spent about fifteen months on 
his mission, visiting all of the cities and most of 
the large towns in Australia, and addressing large 
audiences in advocacy of abstinence and prohibi- 
tion. On his return in 1876 he reported the exist- 
nece of eight Grand Lodges in Australia, with an 
aggregate membership of between 35,000 and 36,- 
000. In his report to the R. W. G. Lodge he said : 

"The spirit of the Order in all the Colonies is 
good. Tne Grand Lodges are officered generally 
with able, good and true men and women, who 
seem to appreciate the importance of the work in 
which they are engaged, who are doing what they 
can to carry it forward. * * * 

"I am painfully conscious that as an organiza- 
tion we are far from doing our full duty any- 
where; that our Order in no locality is exerting 
the influence which it can and ought to exert; 
still I am under the opinion that we do not re- 
alize how much good we are actually accomplish- 
ing; tnat we do not often enough consider what 
we have done, and hence fail to derive that stimu- 
lus to increased exertion that is afforded by the 
consciousness that we are really succeeding in 
some fair measure in the accomplishment of what 
we have undertaken. In all my travels in distant 
lands, I have never met with a Good Templar's 
Lodge, let it have been ever so small and weak, 
that had not accomplished vastly more than 
enough to compensate for all the time and money 
and effort that had been employed in establishing 
and sustaining it; while in hundreds of cases the 
good accomplished was so marked and tangible as 
to be acknowledged by all, including the strongest 
opponents of our Order. I am sure our brothers 
and sisters at the Antipodes are doing a good 
work, and, all things considered, the Order there 
will compare favorably with the Order in any 
other part of the world." 



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Officers. 



DISRUPTION OF THE ORDER. 1876. 

At this session serious misunderstandings arose Disruption. 
regarding two subjects, viz.: (1) the relation of 
the Order in the Southern States of America to 
the colored population, and (2) the permissive 
division of Grand Lodge jurisdictions. The con- 
troversy was so great and the division of opinion 
so strong that the two parties separated, and for 
eleven years there were two Supreme Courts of the 
Order each working with its own officers, rituals 
and private work, and each having its own Subor- 
dinate Lodges. The eleven years' controversy was 
happily terminated in 1887 by the re-union of the 
two Supreme Courts at Saratoga, New York. 

The two staffs of executive officers for 1876-7 Executive 
were: 

RIGHT WORTHY GRAND LODGE. 

R. W. G. T., Col. J. J. Hickman, Kentucky. 
R. W. G. Co., Theo. D. Kanouse, Wisconsin. 
R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. W. D. Gould, California. 
R. W. G. S., W. S. Williams, Canada. 
R. W. G. Treas., R. R. Scott, Missouri. 
P. R. W. G. T., Hon. Samuel D. Hastings, Wis- 
consin. 

G. S. J. T., Sister Mrs. O'Donnell, New York. 

RIGHT WORTHY GRAND LODGE OF THE WORLD. 

R. W. G. T., Rev. James Yeames, England. 
R. W. G. Co., Hon. J. J. Talbott, Indiana. 
R. W. G. V. T., Laura A. Berry, Iowa. 
R. W. G. S., Joseph Malins, England. 
R. W. G. Tr., Captain G. B. Thomas, Wales. 
G. S. J. T., Mrs. M. McClellan Brown, Ohio. 



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CHAPTER VI. 

THE ELEVEN YEARS OF SEPARATION, 1876-1887. 1376-87. 

Happily in tracing the progress of the Order it Reunion. 
is unnecessary to refer to the controversy and 
rivalry that were carried on, more or less, in dif- 
ferent parts of the world during the years of sep- 
aration from 1876 to 1887. Speaking generally, 
the bulk of the membership in North America ad- 
hered to the "R. W. G. Lodge," while the great 
majority of those in other parts of the world ad- 
hered to the "R. W. G. Lodge of the World." 
Both sections had of course sympathisers and ad- 
herents everywhere. Each section of the divided 
Order pushed the organization of its own subordi- 
nate and Grand Lodges wherever it could, but we 
do not need to take special account of these, as it 
was the desire of the Order that, as quickly as 
possible, all traces of rivalry should be removed, 
and the Order in all parts of its jurisdiction be- 
come, as formerly, a visible unity, so far as or- 
ganization is concerned. This, we are thankful to 
say, has been entirely accomplished. 

THE R. W. G. LODGE. 

An interesting item is found in the R. W. G. 

Secretary's report for 1877: 

"We have a large number of good working In- Lodge of 

Indians. 

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1877. dian Lodges, scattered over the various parts of 
Canada where there can be found enough willing 
to identify themselves with us. Thousands of 
Indians have taken our lifelong obligation of total 
abstinence, and to many it has proved their sal- 
vation from drunkenness." 

Manitoba. He also speaks hopefully of the work in Mani- 
toba and the great Northwest : "Hundreds of our 
enterprising Templars have left the Province of 
Ontario to seek their fortunes in the great Lone- 
Land and have carried with them the love of our 
cause and Order. A number of Lodges have been 
organized." 

New Grand A Grand Lodge was instituted in the Isle of 

Lodge. Man on September 20, 1876. 

Southern States. R. W. G. Templar Kanouse reported in 1878 
that: "We have now three Dual Grand Lodges 
respectively in Maryland, Georgia and South Caro- 
lina. The first mentioned is composed entirely of 
white people, whilst the Grand Lodge of Maryland 
is largely composed of Lodges of colored people 
— probably 75 per cent, of the members of this 
Grand Lodge are colored. The Dual Grand Lodges 
of Georgia and South Carolina are composed en- 
tirely of colored people." 
Advance. I n 1879 R. W. G. Templar Kanouse reported: 

"During the year we have made a great advance- 
ment in many jurisdictions. We have a Grand 
Lodge for Nevada and Utah which was instituted 
on July 8, 1879. We have nine good Lodges at 
work in Indian Territory. Some of these Lodges 
are composed entirely of Indians and one of them 
exclusively of colored people, and application has 
been made for the printing of our Ritual in 



Cherokee. * * * Good gains have been made in 1879. 
some of our jurisdictions, the largest in Maine, 
Missouri and California, and, in others, where no 
gains have been made, the condition of the Order, 
in many respects, is better than heretofore. Dual 
Grand Lodges have been formed in Tennessee, Vir- 
ginia, and Missouri, and colored Subordinate 
Lodges in West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
and Kentucky. The work of forming Lodges in 
Sweden and Norway is progressing as rapidly as 
could be expected." 

The formation of the following new Grand New Grand 
Lodges was reported in 1881 : Norway, February Lod s es - 
26, 1880; Sweden, October 29, 1880; Dakota, 
Arkansas, and Mississippi — the previous Grand 
Lodges having ceased working — and Mississippi 
Dual. 

The Ritual, etc., had been printed in Hin- 
dustanee for India. In the United States Indian 
Territory the Order was said to be confined to the 
Cherokee nation, which embraces the Shawnees 
and Delawares. 

In 1882 it was reported that the Grand Lodge Michigan, 
of Lake Superior, covering the upper peninsula of 
the State of Michigan was instituted July 26, 
1881. 

The Order had been introduced into Denmark Denmark. 
on May 23, 1881, by the institution of a Lodge at 
Copenhagen by a sister from Norway. (Some 
time before, however — as will be seen later on — 
the Order had obtained a good footing in Den- 
mark under the R. W. G. Lodge of the World.) 
A Grand Lodge for Denmark was formed Janu- 
ary 21, 1883. 



1882. The Committee on the State of the Order in 
Missionary 1882 expressed the opinion that the period had ar- 
Work. • r r j 

rived in the history of the Order when the R. W. 

G. Lodge should consider if it was not formed to 
do something more than hold annual sessions 
for social intercourse and amending the Constitu- 
tion. .. 

On their recommendation an assessment of one 
cent per member was levied for missionary work. 
This was found altogether insufficient, for in 1883 
it was reported that out of $1,423 only $900 had 
been paid. The R. W. G. Lodge thereupon amend- 
ed the Constitution and imposed a mission tax 
of one-half cent per member per quarter. This 
yielded between 1883 and 1889 upwards of $20,000 
(£4,000), with which a great amount of mission 
work was done — principally in America — by direc- 
tion of R. W. Gr. Lodge Executive, and assistance 
given to several States in their Constitutional 
Amendment Campaigns. 
New Grand ^ D ua i Grand Lodge for Kentucky was ihsti- 
' tuted on 1st May, 1883, and the Grand Lodge ot 
Manitoba, on 17th October, 1883. At the 1883 
session of R. W. G. Lodge, it was reported that 
Reports, there was a Grand Lodge working in every one of 
the United States, in the District of Columbia, and 
in each of the Territories except Wyoming, Utah, 
Arizona and New Mexico. But in all the latter 
there were flourishing Subordinate Lodges, and 
there were also Dual Grand Lodges in the States 
of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and 
Virginia. 



America. 



A Grand Lodge was also working in each Prov- i?S3. 
ince of the Dominion of Canada, excepting New- 
foundland i where all the Lodges and members ad- 
hered to the R. W. G. Lodge of the World k There 
were 8 Grand Lodges in Australia. 3 in Africa and 
1 in India. Except in Ireland the Order (under 
the R. W. G. Lodge) was not prosperous in Great 
Britain. Great advances had been made in Scan- 
dinavia. 

At the 1SS6 R. W. G. Lodge session the neces- Freedmen in 
sity of special work among the freedmen of the 
South was brought before the members. It was 
agreed that the race was qualified neither finan- 
cially nor intellectually to successfully maintain 
the Order without special education. The policy 
of hastily instituting Dual Grand Lodges and 
leaving the members to help themselves was con- 
demned. It was recommended that competent lec- 
turers of the Xegro race be employed to organize 
Lodges., which should remain under the supervi- 
sion of the R. W. G. Lodge, until time and culti- 
vation enabled them to be self-sustaining, and that 
then Dual Grand Lodges be formed which should 
be faithfully nursed and encouraged by the R. W. 
G. Lodge. It is much to be desired that this wise 
policy should be carried out. 

In 1S86 the R. W. G. Secretary reported prog- 
ress all the world around, except among the col- 
ored people, regarding whom he said. "'We have 
never had a prosperous colored Grand Lodge. 
Lodges of colored people can be organized 

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1836. wherever the attempt is made, but we cannot de- 
pend on their continuous existence." 
John B. Finch. During this period (1876-188?) the most note- 
worthy new departures in the work of the Order 
were initiated by the Hon. John B. Finch, who 
became R. W. G. Templar in 1884. 

In 1881 he had been appointed Convener of a 
Standing Committee of Literature. He set to work 
and issued a circular to the 4,500 Subordinate 
Lodges on the American Continent. In that cir- 
cular it is said: 



Literature. 



"The drunkard-makers have strong Local, State 
and National organizations, the object and pur- 
pose of which are to perpetuate the infamous 
business of selling alcoholic liquors. Our Order, 
the most numerous and best disciplined body of 
temperance workers in the world, is organized to 
destroy the evils growing out of the drink traffic, 
and the individual use of alcoholic drinks. Against 
the local organization it opposes the Subordinate 
Lodge; against the State Liquor Union the Grand 
Lodge; and against the American Brewers' Con- 
gress and National Distillers' Union the R. W. G. 
Lodge. 

"The machinery of our Order has been tried for 
years and found to be good, and yet as an Order 
we have come far short of our duty. The liquor 
traffic is a relic of barbarism; its customs the 
customs of heathen worship of false gods. The 
stronghold of the drunkard-making system is 
superstition and ignorance. To destroy the evil 
and accomplish the work Ave must educate, edu- 
cate, educate ! The people of this age are a read- 
ing, thinking people, ready to investigate, ready 
to examine. Our duty then, in view of our rela- 
tions to society, and especially of our vows taken 
at the altar of Good Templarism, is plain; we 
must place the facts and arguments against the 



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drink curse in the hands of the people, thereby 1881. 
urging and enabling them to ascertain the truth 
on this question. 

"The time has come when the Order must do Aggressive 
more aggressive work. The enemy has run up the Work- 
black riag and the temperance forces must advance 
or retreat ; they cannot remain idle in the old line 
of trenches. The strongholds of the enemy are ig- 
norance, superstition, and avarice. To capture 
them the temperance forces must agitate, agitate, 
agitate ! The hope of the world is consequently 
the young. Year after year the Order has re- 
solved to work among the young, and there its 
work has ended. The plan is now to make the 
theoretical practical, and do something for the 
children worthy of a great and leading Order. 

"For years the R. W. G. Lodge has done little 
but work to perfect the machinery of the Order. 
The body must now devote its time to devise plans 
for carrying out its '"Platform of Principles." 
Money must be put into the work. The member- 
ship must be educated to give. A stingy Good 
Templar is the curse of the Order. No Lodge ever 
died of giving too much, but thousands have died 
of penuriousness. 

'"The strength of the Order is in the Subordi- 
nate Lodges. The time has come to test the effi- 
ciency of the drill in the fight. The Order is simply 
a division of an army organized to overthrow an 
enemy. It must not remain idle in its tents while 
a great battle is progressing. The best thing to 
keep soldiers from deserting is to get up a fight 
— to move on the enemy's works; and Lodges that 
do practical, energetic work, have no time for 
wranglings or dissensions among their members. 
Our reformed brothers must be made safe by the 
removal of temptations, and public opinion must 
be educated to condemn the business of drunkard- 
making, and make its continuance an impossibil- 
ity. The committee believe the only way to do 
this is to sow the land with Temperance' Litera- 
ture, taking advantage of every possible way to do 
this."' 



1882. I n the Committee's Eeport which Brother Finch 
presented to the R. W. G. Lodge in 1882 it is said : 

"This Body must change its methods of work if 
it is to maintain the position of leader in the Tem- 
perance army. The object for which the Order 
was instituted seems to have been forgotten. The 
policy. has been to relegate all practical ideas and 
work to Grand Lodges, to strip the R. W. G. Lodge 
of all real power, and to make it an artificial 
figurehead. The fact is that the Order is disin- 
tegrating and losing ground under this 'figure- 
head' theory and 'do-nothing policy.' Common 
sense should lead to a change. The entire mem- 
bership throughout the world should be made to 
feel that in this Body they have a strong, able, 
and efficient counselor, adviser, and defender." 



Course of Study. 



R. W. G. L. 

Sessions. 



Another important new departure under Broth- 
er Finch's regime was the inauguration of the 
Course of Study. The real originator of the 
scheme was Captain J. F. Cleghorn, G. C. T. of 
Wisconsin. It was brought under the notice of R. 
W. G. Templar Finch, who introduced it to the 
notice of the R. W. G. Lodge in his Report to the 
1886 session. A special Committee endorsed it, 
and recommended its adoption. It has since been 
carefully organized, and under the watchful, wise 
and fostering care of its Chancellor, Hon. S. B. 
Chase of Pennsylvania, has become an integral 
part of the Order. 

The following table gives the places where R. W. 
G. L. Sessions were held and the membership an- 
nually reported during the years 1877 to 1886: 



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Officers. 



Year. Session. Meeing held at Membership. Lodges. 1877 

1876 22 Louisville, Kentucky ..721,000* 12,593 to 

1877 23 Portland, Maine 450,000 7,324 1836. 

1878 24 Minneapolis, Minn 407,406 6,735 

1879 25 Detroit, Michigan 370,000 6,183 

1880 26 New York City, N.Y... 305,1 13 5,905 

1881 27 Topeka, Kansas 310,115 6,512 

1882 28 Charleston, S. C 286,347 6,331 

1883 29 Chicago, Illinois 290,790 6,120 

1884 30 Washington, D. C 289,005 5,943 

1885 31 Toronto, Ontario 288,783 6,727 

1886 32 Richmond, Virginia .. .274,719 6,366 
*Estimated. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. 

Right Worthy Grand Templars. 

1876-7. Col. John J. Hickman, Kentucky. Executive 

1877-9. Theo. D. Kanouse, Wisconsin. 

Brother Kanouse joined the Order in 1865 in 
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and was G. W. C. T. of 
Wisconsin, and afterwards of Dakota and Califor- 
nia. In 1876 he was elected R. W. G. Counsellor. 
In later years he removed to California. 

1879-91. Col. John J. Hickman, Kentucky. 

1881-4. Geo. B. Katzenstein, California. 

Brother Katzenstein for upwards of 20 years 
was G. W. Secretary of California. 

1884-7. Hon. John B. Finch, Nebraska. 

R. W. Grand Counsellors. 
1876-7. Theo. D. Kanouse, Wisconsin. 
1877-8. Stephen Todd, England. 
1878-9. Dr. F. R. Lees, England. 
1879-80. Andrew S. Draper, New York. 
1880-1. Samuel Capper, England. 



«.n 



1877 


1881-2. 


to 

1886. 


1882-3. 
1883-5. 


Executive 


1885-7. 


Officers. 





F. B. Demaree, Kentucky. 
Major J. N. Stubbs, Virginia. 
Dr. Oronhyatekha, Ontario. 
W. EL Lambly, Quebec. 

B. W. G. Grand Vice-Templars. 
1876-7. Mrs. W. D. Gould, California. 
1877-8. Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, Indiana. 
1878-9. Ann Thrower, Georgia. 
1879-80. Amanda M. Way. 
1880-1. C. Evelyn Gilbert, South Carolina. 
1881-3. Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, Indiana. , 
1883-6. Mrs. Sarah A. Leonard, Massachusetts. 
1886-7. Mrs. F. C. Bailey, New Hampshire. 

B. W. G. Superintendents of Juvenile Templars. 

1876-7. Mrs. M. B. O'Donnell, New York. 

1877-8. Mrs. M. B. O'Donnell, New York. 

1878-81. Lillie J. Disbrow, Connecticut. 

1881-3. Mrs. C. Evelyn Gilbert, South Carolina. 

1883-5. Gertrude L. Cushman, Ohio. 

1885-6. Mary F. Peck, Connecticut (afterwards 
Mrs. R. S. Chevis). 

1886-7. Gertrude L. Cushman, Ohio. 

B. W. Grand Secretaries. 
1876-80. W. S. Williams, Ontario. 
1880-4. F. G. Keens, Nebraska. 
1884-5. D. P. Sagendorph, Michigan. 
1885-7. B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

B. W. Grand Treasurers. 
1870-9. R. R. Scott, Missouri. 
1879-87. Uriah Copp, Jr., Illinois. 



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New Grand 
Lodges. 



THE R. W. G. LODGE OF THE WORLD. 1376. 

During the year 1876-7, Grand Lodges were insti- R. W. G. Lodg« 

tuted as follows: Jamaica, in July, 1876; Isle 
of Max, 22d September, 1876; Natal, 16th No- 
vember, 1876; Channel Islands, 28th February, 
1877. Several Lodges of colored people were 
formed in America, and Grand Lodges of them 
organized in North and South Carolina. 

The Grand Lodges in Great Britain reported Reports. 
205,740 members, exclusive of 100,000 Juvenile 
Templars; and the Grand Lodges in Bermuda, 
Mediterranean, Newfoundland, New South Wales, 
New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Ontario, North and 
South Carolina reported 20,800 adult members. 
The Grand Lodges of India, Ireland and Jamaica 
sent no returns. Subordinate Lodges existed in 36 
other countries and islands through the world. 

Captain Reynolds, a seafearing man, had been 
initiated at Hull, England, and was commissioned 
to institute Lodges wherever his ship went, pro- 
vided there was no Grand Lodge in the jurisdic- 
tion. He succeeded in introducing the Order into 
Norway, by instituting the first Scandinavian 
Lodge in Europe at Porsgrund, on 5th March, 
1877. 

In the next year — 1877-8 — the following Grand New Grand 
Lodges were instituted, viz. : Cape Colony, Africa, L,od S e8, 
28th September, 1877; Vikginia, 14th November, Re P orts - 
1877; Massachusetts, 31st December, 1877; 
Florida, 14th April, 1877; and South Australia, 
12th March, 1878. Lodges had been formed in 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



18T8. several American States, and the work of organi- 
zation vigorously prosecuted among the colored 
people in the Southern States. 

There were Lodges in Central America, South 
America, and the West India Islands. 

The Ritual was being printed in Norwegian, 
there being now a large number of members in 
Norway. There were Lodges in Ceylon, and in 
parts of China and Japan in Asia, and in several 
places on the coast of Africa.. In all, it was re- 
ported that the Order (under the R. W. G. Lodge 
of the World) had Lodges and adherents in 77 
countries and territories, embracing Europe, Asia, 
Africa, America, Australasia, and Polynesia. 

The Grand Lodges instituted during the year 
1878-79 were: Norway, 14th June, 1878; Ken- 
tucky, June, 1878; New York, 1st August, 1878; 
West Virginia, 2nd May, 1879; Georgia, 22nd 
May, 1879. R. W. G. Secretary Malins reported 
having "lost hold" of Quebec and Illinois, and 
"regained footing" in France and St. Helena. 
Reports. There were 20 Lodges with 1,800 members in 
Norway, and Lodges had been instituted in Cy- 
prus, Burmah, Gambia, British Columbia, Ala- 
bama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, 
California, and Uruguay. A Negro Mission Com- 
mittee had been formed to collect funds to mis- 
sion the Southern States of America, and consid- 
erable sums were expended in organizing the col- 
ored people in the South land during the years 
that followed up to the union of the Supreme 
Courts in 1887. 



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In 1880 it was reported that the Grand Lodge of i8»o. 
Kentucky, with its 20 Subordinate Lodges, had Re P orts - 
'"disappeared"; that the Order (under R. W. G. 
Lodge of the World) had been "revived" in Illi- 
nois and in the District of Columbia, and Good 
Templary planted for the first time in Denmark, 
by the institution of two Lodges in Copenhagen — 
the first by G. W. C. Templar Balle, of Norway. 

Also that Lodges had been formed in Indian 
Territory, Kansas, and Tennessee, while Grand 
Lodges had been organized in Georgia, New Jer- 
sey, Queensland, Victoria, Kansas, and Tennessee. 

About the close of 1879, Subordinate Lodges Sweden. 
began to be instituted in Sweden, under the R. 
W. G. Lodge, by Brother Bergstrom, a Swede, who 
had been initiated in England. In the spring of 
1880 he organized a Grand Lodge, which the R. 
W. G. Lodge, at its New York Session, 1880, re- 
fused to recognize. 

On the return of Brother Bergstrom to Sweden, 1891. 
he asked the assistance of R. W. G. Templar 
Malins, who instituted a Grand Lodge under the 
R. W. G. Lodge of the World, on the 12th August, 
1881, having under it 13 Lodges. 

Grand Lodges were instituted in Texas on the New Grand 
28th December, 1881, and in Bahamas on the 18th Lodge8, 
April, 1882. 

The Grand Lodges of Tennessee and West Vir- Reports, 
ginia had gone to pieces, that in South Carolina 
was "disorganized," no reports had been received 
from North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, or 
Kansas, all the 13 Lodges in Illinois had ceased 

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Reports 

1883. 



1881. working, as also the Lodges in Pennsylvania. The 
Grand Lodge of New York was said to have been 
"hastily formed" and never to have met after its 
institution, although four Lodges were still work- 
ing in the State, and the Lodge in Portland, 
Maine, was "defunct." 

The Grand Lodge of Denmark was instituted 
on the 28th August, 1880, with 12 Lodges; the 
Lodges in Sweden had increased by the year 1883 
to 332 with 19,676 members, and in Norway to 75 
with 4,463 members. A Grand Lodge was insti- 
tuted in Ceylon on the 27th December, 1882, but 
it soon afterwards ceased working. Only four 
Grand Lodges in America reported in 1883, al- 
though there was a scattered membership in other 
States. 

The Order was introduced into Iceland in the 
early part of 1884 by the institution of Isafold 
(Icefield) Lodge, No. 1, which was followed by 
the organization of several others. 
Finland. Brother Oskar Eklund, G. Sec. of Sweden, in- 
troduced the Order into Finland by instituting 
Aura Lodge, No. 1, on the 13th September, 1884. 
The ablest temperance men in the Duchy were en- 
rolled, but the Russian authorities interfered, and 
in their dislike of "secret societies" prohibited 
Lodge meetings. The brethren have held together 
as an open society under the name of "Good Tem- 
plars" ever since. 

The Grand Lodge of Madras, East Indies, was 
instituted on the 14th April, 1884. 

The Grand Lodge of Newfoundland had 18 



1884. 
Iceland. 



India. 



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1887. 



Lodges working in the towns and villages of "its 1885. 
icebound coast" (R. W. G. Templar Malins said), 
and great progress had been made in Nova Sco- 
tia, where 50 new Lodges had been organized in 
consequence of the rivalry excited by the activity 
of "the other section" of the Order. A new Grand 
Lodge of Ontario (duplicate) was instituted on 
the 25th May, 1885. 

At the 1887 session R. W. G. Secretary Turnbull 
detailed the ramifications of the Order, showing 
that under the R. W. G. L. of the World it had 
an existence and was doing good work in about 80 
countries, states, islands, and territories. 

The Grand Lodge of Iceland was instituted on 
the 24th June, 1886, with 14 Lodges and 893 mem- 
bers. 

The following table gives the places where R. W. 
G. L. Sessions were held, and the membership an- Sessions. 
nually reported during the years 1877 to 1886. It 
should be noted that in 1881 it was resolved to 
hold them only biennially: 

Year. Suasion. Meetlne h»M at Memhpr^talD. Loderes 

1876 22 Louisville, Kentucky, U. S. A. f Includ- 

ed in Reports of R. W. G. L.] 

1877 23 Glasgow, Scotland 236,540 

1878 24 Boston, Mass 300,000* 

1879 25 Liverpool. England. ... 300,000* 

1880 26 Cardiff, Wales 180,471 4,099 

1881 27 Belfast, Ireland 174,262 3,739 

1882 186.720 3,817 

1883 28 Halifax, Novia Scotia. .196,000 3,782 

1884 211,725 4,228 

1885 29 Stockholm, Sweden 208,738 4,290 

1886 205,579 4,533 

•Estimated. 

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K. W. G. L. of 
the World 



18T6 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF R. W. G. L. OF THE WORLD, 
to 

1887. Right Worthy Grand Templars. 

1876-7. Rev. James Yeames, England. 

Brother Yeames joined the Order in 1871, and 
Executive _ 

Officers, was Grand Superintendent of Juvenile Templars 

. and a member of the Executive of the Grand 
Lodge of England for four years (1873-7). He 
was R. W. G. Superintendent of Juvenile Tem- 
plars 1879-80. He originated and for several 
years edited "The Templar" (the first weekly 
illustrated Temperance newspaper ever published 
and the organ of the Grand Lodge of England) and 
the "Young Templar." These periodicals, now 
issued under the titles of "The Good Templars' 
Watchword" and "The Juvenile Templar," have 
had an uninterrupted existence for nearly thirty 
years. 

1877-9. Rev. William Ross, Scotland. 

Brother Ross was for many years District Dep- 
uty for Bute and Cowal, and afterwards Grand 
Worthy Chaplain and Grand Worthy Chief Tem- 
plar of Scotland. 

1879-80. Rev. George Gladstone, Scotland. 

Brother Gladstone joined the Order in 1870, 
was District Deputy for Dumfriesshire, from 1873- 
7 was G. W. C. T. of Scotland, and in 1875-6 R. 
W. G. Chaplain. 

1880-5. Joseph Malins, England. 

1885-7. Rev. W. G. Lane, Nova Scotia. 

Brother Lane joined the Order in England, but 
removing to Nova Scotia he became G. W. C. T. 



98 



of the Grand Lodge there in 1879, and afterwards 1876 
Q. \Y. Secretary. He was R. W. G. Counsellor in 
1883-4. 



188T. 



R. W. G. Counsellors. Executlv. 

1876-7. Rev. George Gladstone, Scotland (in ° fficers - 

place of Brother Talbott, deceased). 

1877-8. Dr. W. Wells Brown, Massachusetts. 
1878-9. Prof. S. C. Goosley, South Carolina. 
1879-80. Rev. E. M. Pinckney, South Carolina. 
1880-1. Rev. Win. Ross, Scotland. 
1881-3. Rev. George Gladstone, Scotland. 
1883-5. Rev. W. G. Lane, Nova Scotia. 
1885-7. Joseph Malins, England. 

R. W. Grand Vice-Templars. 

1876-7. Laura A. Berry, Iowa. 

1877-8. Mrs. Helen Kirk, Scotland. 

Sister Kirk was the wife of the Rev. Prof. Kirk, 
of Edinburgh. 

1878-80. Mrs. H. N. K. Goff, Pennsylvania. 

1880-3. Mrs. Margaret Bright-Lucas, England. 

Sister Lucas was the sister of the Rt. Hon. John 
Bright. 

1883-7. Jessie Forsyth, Massachusetts. 

Miss Forsyth joined the Order in London, Eng- 
land, in 1872, removing to the United States in 
1874. For several years she edited "The Temper- 
ance Brotherhood." Upon the accession of Bro. 
Turnbull, R. W. G. Co., (at the death of Bro. J. 
B. Finch), to the office of R. W. G. Templar, she 
waived her claim to the Counsellorship in order 
that the Executive might be strengthened by the 

L.ofC. 

99 



1876 election of Dr. Oronhyatekha. On the death of 
lg ° 7 Mrs. Brookbank in 1893, she was elected K. W. G. 
Executive ®* **"* T " an< * nas ^ een re " e l ec ted at each Supreme 
Officers. Lodge session. She is the present editor of the 
"International Good Templar." Sister Forsyth 
was the last R. W. G. V. T. of the R. W. G. L. of 
the World, and the first R. W. G. V. T. of the re- 
united Order, filling six consecutive years of office 
as Vice-Templar. 

R. W. G. Superintendents of Juvenile Templars. 
1877-8. Captain G. B. Thomas, Wales. 
1878-9. Mrs. Elizabeth Browne, England. 
1879-80. Rev. James Yeames, England. 
1880-1. George A. Edwards, Wales. 
1881-3. Mrs. A. M. Green, England. 
1883-5. Rev. Enoch Franks, England. 
1885-7. Gilbert Archer, Scotland. 
R. W. G. Secretaries. 
1876-80. Joseph Malins, England. 
1880-7. William W. Turnbull, Scotland. 

R. W. Grand Treasurers. 
1876-7. Captain G. B. Thomas, Wales. 
1877-79. W. T. Raper, Wales. 
1879-80. George A. Edwards, Wales. 
1880-83. B. Collenette, M. D., Channel Islands. 
1883-5. Gilbert Archer, Scotland. 
1885-7. Charles F. Allen, Ireland. 

R. W. Grand Chaplains.* 
1880-1. Rev. E. C. B. Hallam, India. 
1881-3. Rev. D. Burford Hooke, Wales. 



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1883-5. 


Rev. H. J. Boyd, England. 


1S80 


1885-7. 


A. H. Berg, Sweden. 


to 

1887. 




R. W. Grand Marshals* 


Executive 


1880-1. 


W. F. Lawlor, Ireland. 


Officers. 


1881-3. 


A. G. Marment, Texas. 




1883-5. 


Oscar Eklund, Sweden. 




1885-7. 


Dr. Selmer, Denmark. 





*In 1880 the Chaplain and Marshal were made 
Executive Officers, in the R. W. G. L. of the 
World. 



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CHAPTER VII. 

THE UNION OF THE ORDER, 1887. 1887. 

The time had now happily arrived when con- Reunion, 
unued separation appeared undesirable. In- 
formal negotiations between R. W. G. Templars 
Finch and Lane, and R. W. G. Co. Malins resulted 
in a conference of Representatives accredited by 
the two R. W. G. Lodge Executives assembling at 
Boston, Mass., U. S. A., on September 27, 1886. 

These Representatives were : For R. W. G. 
Lodge, John B. Finch, R. W. G. T. ; W. H. Lambly, 
R. W. G. C.; Mrs. F. C. Bailey, R. W. G. V. T.; 
Dr. Oronhyatekha, Ontario; N. B. Broughton, 
North Carolina; W. Martin Jones, New York; 
Charles L. Abbott, Mass., and George A. Bailey, 
New Hampshire. 

For R. W. G. Lodge of the World: Rev. W. G. 
Lane, R. W. G. T.; Joseph Malins, R. W. G. C; 
Rev. William Ross, P. R. W. G. T.; Jessie For- 
syth, R. W. G. V. T.; Wm. W. Turnbull, R. W. G. 
S.; W. M. Artrell, Florida; W. P. Hastings, Ten- 
nessee; and N. T. Collins, New South Wales. 

After full consideration of the whole matter, it 
was unanimously resolved that a Reunion of the 
Order was both desirable and possible in view of 
the following agreement, which covered all the 
causes of separation: 



103 



1886. i. That, as a general rule, there should be 
Reunion. onl y one Grand Lodge in any State, Province, or 
general division of nation or empire. 

2. That, as an exception to the general rule, a 
Charter may be issued, or continued, to a Junior 
Grand Lodge, in order to provide for the success- 
ful prosecution of the work of the Order in a jur- 
isdiction where it is necessary temporarily to 
overcome differences of race or language. 

3. That a Junior Grand Lodge Charter be not 
granted where the members of the Order, al- 
though differing in race or language, can work 
effectively and harmoniously in one Grand Lodge; 
and before such Charter shall be issued, the exist- 
ing Grand Lodge shall have opportunity to con- 
sider the application therefor, after due notice to 
all Subordinate Lodges in the Jurisdiction. 

4. That Good Templary does not recognize the 
distinction of race., sex, or color, as affecting 
rights and privileges in the Order. A Subordinate 
Lodge may refuse to receive any person as a mem- 
ber or as a visitor, if it deems such refusal wise 
and expedient; but such refusal must not be based 
upon a distinction not recognized by the Order. 
To base such a refusal upon race, sex, or color, 
would subject the Lodge to discipline. A Grand 
Lodge may refuse a Charter to any persons peti- 
tioning, if it believes the interest of the Order 
will be promoted by such, refusal. It has no 
right, however, to refuse a Charter on account of 
the race, sex, or color of the petitioners. Lodges 
chartered by a Grand Lodge are entitled to all 



the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Con- 1886. 
stitution. Until a Junior Grand Lodge is organ- Reunion. 
ized in a jurisdiction all Lodges are entitled to 
full rights and privileges under the existing 
Grand Lodge. 

5. That in case of the surrender or forfeiture 
of the Charter of a Senior or Junior Grand Lodge 
the Subordinate Lodges under its jurisdiction 
shall, subject to the approval of the surviving 
Grand Lodge, pass at once under its jurisdiction, 
but such approval shall not be withheld on ac- 
count of the race or language of the members of 
said Subordinate Lodge. 

6. That as the ballot on the admission of can- 
didates is secret, members cannot be compelled to 
divulge how they voted, or their reasons for voting 
for or against candidates; but if a Lodge uniform- 
ly rejects candidates of a certain race, sex, or 
color, while admitting candidates of a different 
race, sex, or color, it would be sufficient evidence 
of a conspiracy to violate the fundamental prin- 
ciples of the Order, to justify the trial, and, upon 
conviction, to necessitate the disciplining of the 
Lodge. 

7. That although a Grand Lodge or a Grand 
Lodge Executive has the right to grant or refuse 
a Charter to a Subordinate Lodge, yet if it uni- 
formly refuses to charter Lodges composed of per- 
sons of a certain race, sex, or color, while charter- 
ing Lodges composed of persons of another race, 
sex, or color, it would be sufficient evidence of a 
conspiracy to violate the fundamental principles 

105 



1S86. 
Reunion. 



of the Order, to justify the trial, and, upon con- 
viction, the disciplining of the Lodge. 

8. That a Subordinate or Grand Lodge cannot 
exclude anyone from membership in the Order on 
account of race, sex, or color. 

This Basis of Union having been found to be 
generally acceptable to the membership of the Or- 
der throughout the world, it was approved and 
adopted by both Right Worthy Grand Lodges, 
which met simultaneously at Saratoga Springs, 
New York, in 1887. 

Union was consummated at the evening session 
on May 26th, when the two R. W. G. Lodges met 
together in the same hall. 



1887. THE REUNITED ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 

STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 

R. W. G. LODGE. 

Membership. Grand Sub. Adult Juv. Juv. 

Lodges. Lodges. Memb's. Temples. Memb's 

North America — 

United States... 46 4,937 202,794 639 35,844 

Canada 8 643 29,146 41 2,340 

Europe — 
Great Britain and 

Ireland 10 281 9,864 ... 6,293 

Continent, etc.... 4 748 30,117 

Africa 3 63 2,866 22 789 

Asia 1 15 453 

Australia 7 240 11,972 117 5,473 

West Indies , 

Totals 79 6,927 287,212 819 50,739 



106 



R. W. G. LODGE OF THE WORLD. 1897. 





Grand 


Sub. 


Adult Juv. 


Juv. Me 


nibe 




Lodges. Lodges. 


Memb's. Temples. 


Memb's 




North Amei 


ica — 










United States 


... 6 


89 


3,210 21 


1,049 




Canada 


...3 


109 


4,464 18 


740 




Europe — 












Great Britain ; 


ind 










Ireland . . . 


... 7 


2,527 


111,932 1,039 


78,120 




Continent, etc 


.... 5 


1,240 


49,015 83 


3,248 




Africa 


2 


34 
111 


1,168 12 
4,103 28 


318 

586 




Asia 


. .. 2 




Australia . . . 


...5 


407 


20,697 101 


4,728 




West Indies . . 


. .. 2 
... 32 


27 
4,544 


1,296 11 


423 




Totals . . 


195,89.1 1,313 


89,212 





United total- 
Adult members 483,103 

Juvenile members 139,951 

Subordinate Lodges 11,471 

Juvenile Temples 2,132 

This shows a grand aggregate of 623,054 mem- 
bers, in 13,603 branches; 

It may be interesting to observe the geographi- 
cal extension of the Order at the time of the Re- 
union of the sections which for eleven years had 
been separated. It is evident that both had been 

earnest and active in missionary work. 

R.W. G. L. 
America — R.W. G. L. of the World. 

United States Grand Lodges . . 46 6 

Canada Grand Lodges 8 3 

54 9 

Asia 1 2 

Africa 3 2 

Australia 7 . 5 

West Indies 2 

Great Britain and Ireland. . . 10 7 

Europe ( Continental ) 4 5 

Total Grand Lodges 79 32 

107 



1887. On the continent of Europe both bodies were 
Membership. re p resente d in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; 
while the R. W. G. L. entered Germany, and the 
R. W. G. L. of the World had organized Grand 
Lodges in Iceland, Switzerland, and the Mediter- 
ranean. 

Each section had a Grand Lodge of India, and 
the R. W. G. L. of the World a second Grand 
Lodge "of Madras." 

The R. W. G. L. held Central, Eastern and 
Western South Africa, and the R. W. G. L. of 
the World occupied Cape Colony and Natal. 

Both bodies had Grand Lodges in each province 
of Australasia, except Tasmania, where the R. 
W. G. Lodge of the World was not represented. 
The number of members, however, in Australia, 
was much larger in the "British" than in the 
"American" section. The natural affiliations of 
nationality were thus illustrated both in the West- 
ern and the Eastern hemispheres. 

The R. W. G. Lodge had no membership in the 
West India Islands. 

Thus the flag of the Order had been carried into 
every division of the Globe, and the time had 
now happily come, when differences being adjust- 
ed, a cordial and honorable union could take 
place; and the whole Order, one and undivided, 
hold the territory already gained and press for- 
ward to carry the principles of Good Templary 
into every land and among all peoples. 

Among the Lodges and Temples of the R. W. G. 
Lodge of the World not under the control of 

108 



Grand Lodges there were some working in the fol- 1987. 
lowing places: In Europe, Antwerp, Belgium; Membership. 
Hamburg, Germany; and Gibraltar. 

In Asia, at Aden, Arabia; the East Indies, 
Colombo; and Pont de Galle, Ceylon ; Hong 
Kong; Singapore, Strait Settlements; and 
China. 

In Africa, at Cape Coast, Elmina, Accra, An- 
ambu, Salt Pond, and Cape Coast Castle, Gold 
Coast; St. Helena; Freetown, Sierra Leone; 
Alexandria, Egypt; and West Coast. 

In the West Indies, in Antigua, Barbadoes, 
Bermuda, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, To- 
bago, and Trinidad. 

In South America, in the Argentine Repub- 
lic; Chili, British Guiana, Pacific, Peru, and 
Uruguay. 

In Canada, at Victoria, British Columbia. 

And Scandinavian Lodges in the United States 
at Chicago, Illinois; St. Paul and Minneapolis, 
Minnesota; Menomonee, Michigan, and Sioux 
City, Iowa. 

It was resolved at the 1887 session of the R. W. 
G. Lodge that in future the meetings should be 
held biennially. 

The Executive Officers for 1887-1889 were: Executive 

R. W. G. T., John B. Finch, Illinois. Officers. 

R. W. G. Co., Wm. W. Turnbull, Scotland. 

R. W. G. V. T., Jessie Forsyth, Massachusetts. 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, In- 
diana. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin 



R. W. G. T. 

Finch. 



1887. R. W. G. Treas., Uriah Copp, Jr., Illinois. 

P. R. W. G. T., Rev. W. G. Lane, Nova Scotia. 

Bro. Finch joined the Order at Smyrna; N. Y., 
on January 2, 1872, and did good work as an or- 
ganizing Deputy in that state. He removed to 
Nebraska in 1877 and for years carried on success- 
fully Temperance and* Templar missions there 
and in Wisconsin. He was an able and convinc- 
ing speaker in favor of prohibitory legislation. In 
1879 he was elected G. W. Counselor of Nebraska, 
and in 1880 G. W. C. Templar, which position he 
occupied two years. He entered the R. W. G. 
Lodge in 1878, and as Convener of the Finance, 
and afterwards of the Literature, Committees he 
rendered very valuable service to the Order. He 
was elected R. W. G. Templar in 1884, and imme- 
diately set himself to get the Order to regard itself 
as "The Temperance Missionary Organization of 
the World." For many years it had been so in 
reality under the direct:'on of Bro. Joseph Malins, 
G. W. Chief Templar of England. Bro. Finch soon 
discovered that the great obstacle to the fulfillment 
of his desires was the divided condition of the Or- 
der. He therefore bent all his energies towards 
Union. When the reunion was accomplished he 
was the only member thought of as leader of the 
united Order, and he was enthusiastically elected 
as R. W. G. Templar at Saratoga in May, 1887. 
His term of office came suddenly to an end on Oc- 
tober 3d, of the same year, when, returning from 
addressing a meeting, he dropped down dead from 
heart disease on the platform of the Eastern Rail- 



110 



way station at Boston, Mass. The R. W. G. Coun- 1387. 
selor, Bro. Turnbull of Scotland, according to the 
Good Templar law of succession, took up and car- 
ried on the work for the remainder 01 the term, 
Dr. Oronhyatekha of Canada being elected by the 
Executive to the vacant office of R. W. G. Coun- 
selor. 

Bro. Turnbull joined the Order in Edinburgh on w - w - Turnbull, 

° K. AV. G. T. 

September 19, 1870. The first quarter afterwards 

he was elected W. Secretary, and the next W. C. 
T. Soon after this he was elected District Secre- 
tary, in 1872 Grand Assistant Secretary, and in 
1873 Grand Worthy Secretary, which office he held 
continuously till his removal from Scotland in 
1891. For many years he edited the Good Tem- 
plar, the official organ of the Grand Lodge of 
Scotland. In 1877 he was appointed R. W. G. As- 
sistant Secretary, and from 1880 till 1887 he was 
R. W. G. Secretary of the R. W. G. Lodge of the 
Wor.d. 



in 



CHAPTER VIII. 

THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD 1887-1897. 

R. W. G. Lodge Session 1889. 

The thirty-fourth session of the R. W. G. Lodge 
was held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1889. R. W. G. 
Templar Turnbull reported that the Union of the 
Order had been hailed throughout the world with 
great satisfaction, and that nearly everywhere all 
traces of separation had been obliterated. Many 
difficult and delicate questions had arisen requir- 
ing settlement, but most of them had been harmo- 
niously arranged. 

The membership reported was: 

1888 — 484,789 members in 11,085 Lodges and 
120,124 Juveniles in 1,760 Temples. 

1889 — 473,342 members in 10,298 Lodges, and 
13'9,951 Juveniles in 2,087 Temples. 

The following new Grand Lodges were reported : 
Arkansas formed on January 9, 1889 ; Arkansas 
Junior on January 11, 1889; Germany No. 1 on 
February 13, 1888; Idaho on June 20, 1888; Isle 
of aEax on November 22, 1888; Western Aus- 
tralia (reorganized) on October 5, 1887. 

The Executive Officers for 1889-91 were: 

R. W. G. T., William W. Turnbull, Scotland. 

R. W. G. C, Dr. Oronhyatekha, Canada. 



188T-9. 

R. W. G. L. 

lsSy. 



Union. 



Membership. 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



Executive 
Officers. 



113 



E. W. G. V. T., Mrs. F. E. Finch, Illinois. 
R. W. G. S. J. T,, Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, In- 
diana. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. Treas., W. Martin Jones, New York. 

P. R. W. G. T., Rev. W. G. Lane, Bermuda. 



ft. W. G. L. 

1891. 



Orphans' Home, 
California. 



The Orphanage, 

England. 



P. W. G. Lodge Session 1891. 

The thirty-fifth session of the R. W. G. Lodge 
was held at Edinburgh, Scotland, in May, 1891. 
In his report R. W. G. Templar Turnbull gave a 
survey of the history of the Order throughout the 
world during the two years 1889-91.* 

He reminded the R. W. G. Lodge that in addi- 
tion to its ordinary work the Order had rendered 
invaluable service to humanity by means of two 
admirable institutions — "The Orphans' Home" at 
Vallejo, California, and "The Good Templar and 
Temperance Orphanage," England. For twenty 
years the Good Templars in California had shel- 
tered the homeless, fatherless and motherless chil- 
dren. More than 2,000 had passed through their 
hands, been clothed, fed, housed, educated, and 
carefully nurtured and trained for the battle of 
life, at a cost of half a million of dollars. There 
were 216 children in the home at that time and 
the annual expenditure was about $24,000. 

"The Good Templar and Temperance Orphan- 

*[This report was declared by the R. W. G. 
Templar to be the most complete historical review 
of world-wide Templar and Temperance work ever 
made. — Editor.] 



age" was established in 1875 by the Grand Lodge 1891. 
of England for the orphan children of Good Tem- 
plars and other abstainers. After a few removals 
it at last found a permanent home at Marion 
Park, Sunbury on Thames, a few miles from Lon- 
don. 

In the first year of its existence the inmates 
numbered ten, in the second year fourteen, in the 
third twenty, and so on, gradually increasing till, 
during the last few years, the number cared for 
has been about forty-six. In all, during the six- 
teen years, about 500 have been admitted to the 
institution. It is supported entirely by voluntary 
offerings, the annual expenditure being about 
£1,250 or $6,250. 

There were also Mutual Benefit or Life Assur- Benefit 
ance Associations in operation connected with the Associations. 
Order in the Grand Lodges of Ohio, New York, 
Maine, Wisconsin and Canada. 

The R. W. G. Superintendent of Juvenile Tern- juvenile 
plars reported that a National Institute of Juve- Institute, 
nile Workers had been formed., and the first ses- 
sion had been held in Wisconsin. 

The membership of the Order was reported to Membership. 
be as follows: 

1890, 418,198 members in 9,923 Lodges and 
151,084 Juveniles in 2,515 Temples. 

1891, 410,996 members in 9,902 Lodges and 
159,106 Juveniles in 2,664 Temples. 

The following new Grand Lodges were report- New Grand 
ed: Germany, No. 2, formed October 6, 1889; Lodges. 
North Dakota on November 12, 1889; District 

115 



1891. of Columbia (Junior) on March 7, 1890. 
Executive The Executive Officers in 1891-93 were: 
Officers. R w G T } Br Oronhyatekha, Canada. 
R. W. G. Co., Edward Wavrin^ky, Sweden. 
R. W. G. V. T... Mrs. Stakesby-Lewis, Cape 
Colony. 

Sister Lewis {nee Schriener) is a sister of the 
Prime Minister of Cape Colony, and of Theodore 
and Olive Schriener (Ralph Iron, the well-known 
authoress. ) 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, In- 
diana. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 
R. W. G. Treas., W. Martin Jones, New York. 
P. R. W. G. T., Wm. W. Turnbull, England. 
Oronhyatekha, Dr. Oronhyatekha had been a member of the 
w. G. T. Order f or up War( i s f thirty years and had been 
G. W. C. Templar of Canada and for several years 
an executive officer of R. W. G. Lodge. He is a 
full-blooded Mohawk Indian. 

R. W. Q. Lodge Session 1893. 

R. w. G. L,. The thirty-sixth session of the R. W. G. Lodge 
1893. W as held at Des Moines, Illinois, in 1893. Sta- 
tistics were given regarding the numerical condi- 
tion of the Order throughout the world. The re- 
ports were: 
Membership. 1892, 416,046 members in 9,967 Lodges and 
156,047 Juveniles in 2,733 Temples. 1893, 423,- 
639 members in 10,125 Lodges and 169,881 Juve- 
niles in 2,879 Temples, making a total member- 
ship of 593,433, or, in round numbers, six hundred 



J. Malins. 



thousand Good Templars in the world, comprised 1893. 
in 83 Grand Lodges. The Order was truly world- 
wide, and is found in North America, Europe, 
Africa, Asia, Australia, Polynesia, South America 
and Central America. 

The successful propagation of the Order Extension. 
throughout the world has been mainly due to the 
watchful care and prompt action of Brother 
Joseph Malins, who has been Grand Chief Tem- 
plar of the Grand Lodge of England since its in- 
stitution more than thirty years ago. His 
services in this respect have been frequently ac- 
knowledged by the R. W. G. Lodge, and at Des 
Moines in 1893 the special thanks of the Order 
were again accorded to him for his judicious man- 
agement of mission work outside the jurisdiction 
of his own Grand Lodge. 

The following new Grand Lodges were reported : 
Minnesota (Junior) formed on August 28, 1891; 
Arizona on January 14, 1892; Texas on March 
28, 1893; Tennessee on April 25, 1893; Alabama 
(re-organized) . 

The name of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge was 
altered at this session to "The International Su- 
preme Lodge." 

At Des Moines twenty-two members of the Or- R °y* 1 Templars. 
der graduated as Master (or Mistress) of Royal 
Templars, having completed the Good Templar 
"Course of Study." This "Course" was inaugur- 
ated in 1888 to give members of the Order a 
thorough education in the principles and require- 
ments of the Temperance reform. The Hon. S. B, 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



Course of Study. 



1893. Chase, P. R. W. G. T., Chancellor of the Course 
of Study reported that 836 students had been reg- 
istered since the system was started. 
Training In several Grand Lodge jurisdictions "Training 
c oo s. g cnoo j s » have also been resorted to with the best 
results. At these gatherings "papers" have been 
read and instruction given on a great variety of 
subjects bearing upon the principles and work of 
the Order. The importance of making Good Tem- 
plary thoroughly educational was well brought 
out in a report adopted by the Grand Lodge of 
Wisconsin, which was the pioneer in the "Training 
School" experiment and the Grand Chief Templar 
of which ( Captain J. F. Cleghorn), as already 
stated, suggested the idea of the Course of Study. 
The following is an extract from that report: 

"The mission of Good Templary is largely to 
disseminate a knowledge of the facts underlying 
the temperance reform, and to appeal to the con- 
science of the people to act accordingly. It is to 
press the question everywhere : 'Is alcohol in its 
essential nature a poison? If so, why do you 
license its sale to poison men to death?' The 
presentation of facts and the appeal to conscience 
should always go together. Good Templary, as 
an educational agency, roams everywhere for facts. 
It draws upon history, chemistry, physiology, so- 
ciology, and political economy for its truth, and 
then, inspired by a sense of personal responsi- 
bility to God, makes an appeal to the moral sense 
of men to act in accordance with it." 

Prohibition. The Order has always taken the highest ground 
regarding the extinction of the liquor traffic, and 
at Des Moines its position was reaffirmed in un- 

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mistakable terms, as will be seen from the follow- 1893. 
ing extract : 

"We believe prohibition to be the only proper 
solution of the liquor problem and the only 
righteous met hod of dealing with the liquor 
traffic . 

"We are in favor of the prohibition of the 
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a 
beverage, because alcohol is a poison, an enemy of 
the human race, the prolific source of pauperism, 
crime, disease, woe, misery and death, whether 
found in whisky, gin, brandy, malt liquors, wine, 
beer or cider, whether it is sold in gilded palaces 
or low, vile dens, whether sold for a low or high 
fee for license, or whether sold by the authority 
of the state or government,, it is the same old 
demon. 

"As Good Templars we set our faces against all 
compromise and stand united on the solid plat- 
form of absolute prohibition and the annihilation 
of the liquor traffic, believing that on this line we 
shall ultimately prevail. Composed as we are of 
members of all political parties and religious 
creeds, we do not attempt to dictate to our mem- 
bers as to what political party they shall support, 
yet we do demand that the votes of the members 
of our Order shall be planted where they shall 
smite the enemies of prohibition and of prohibi- 
tion enforcements., wherever and whenever found." 

The Executive Officers for 1893-95 were: Executive 

R. W.. G. T., Dr. D. H. Mann, New York. Officers. 

R. W. G. C, Joseph Malins, England. 
R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. S. E. Bailey, Virginia. 
R. W. G. S. J. T, Mrs. A. A. Brookbank, In- 
diana. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. Treas., G. B. Katzenstein, California. 

P. R. W. G. T., Dr. Oronhyatekha, Canada. 

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1893. 



Dr. Mann, after having served for two years as 
Grand Counsellor of the Grand Lodge of New 
York, was, in 1885, unanimously elected G. C. 
Templar, and held that office for eight consecutive 
years. 

International Supreme Lodge Session 1895. 



i. s. :l. 



The thirty-seventh session of the International 
1895, Supreme Lodge was held at Boston, Massachu- 
setts, in 1895. It was reported that Mrs. Brook- 
R. w. G. S. J. T. bank, the R. W. G. Superintendent of Juvenile Tem- 
plars, had died on October 20, 1893, and that the 
Executive had appointed Miss Jessie Forsyth of 
Massachusetts as her successor. The membership 
reported was as follows: 

1894, 403,849 members in 9,932 Lodges and 
157,838 Juveniles in 2,797 Temples. 

1895, 402,010 members in 9,799 Lodges and 
160,948 Juveniles in 2,770 Temples. 

New Grand Lodges had been formed in Okla- 
homa on June 8, 1893; Switzerland on August 
12, 1894; Mississippi on June 4, 1895. 

In the report presented by the Committee on 

Political Action, it was said: 

"The complete suppression of the manufacture 
and sale of intoxicating liquors is a* fundamental 
principle of this world-wide Order. The princi- 
ples (embodied in our 'platform') adopted and 
crystallized into law would free the civilized globe 
from the most monstrous crime that has black- 
ened the pages of human history since the sunrise 
of civilization. It yet remains to arouse the sov- 
ereign political and legislative powers of each and 
all nations to the necessity and practicability of 
* * Let each voting Templar re- 



Membership. 



New Grand 
Lodges. 



Prohibition. 



such laws. 



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Executive 
Officers. 



fuse to dodge this question, or to compromise with 1895. 
halfway measures. * * * And let us not be 
hoodwinked by new-fangled patent devices for 
evading the real issue between prohibition of the 
liquor traffic and the licensed toleration and con- 
sequent perpetuation of this festering sore on the 
body politic of earth's greatest governments. 
Our lives are too short and time is too precious to 
be wasted in fruitless efforts to mitigate the hor- 
rors of this iniquitous barbarity through systems 
of state control. * * * Voting Templars can 
force this question into national prominence and 
compel politicians to hear and heed them, by be- 
ing consistent with the principles and teachings 
of our Order. If the liquor traffic is a social 
crime of unequalled enormity, the political party 
that perpetuates it. fosters it or fails to declare 
against it, is certainlv not entitled to their bal- 
lot." 

The Executive Officers for 1895-97 were: 

R. W. G. T., Dr. Mann, New York. 

R. W. G. C, Joseph Malins, England. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. Margaret McKinnon, Scot- 
land. 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Miss Jessie Forsyth, Massa- 
chusetts. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. Treas., George B. Katzenstein, Cali- 
fornia. 

P. R. W. G. T., Dr. Oronhyatekha, Canada. 
International Supreme Lodge Session 1897. 

The thirty-eighth session of the International 
Supreme Lodge was held at Zurich, Switzerland, 
in 1897. A meeting in Central Europe was made 
possible through the persevering, self-denying lab- 
ors of a devoted sister, Miss Charlotte A. Gray, Charlotte Gray. 



I. S. L. 

1S97. 



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189T. w ho (under the direction of Brother Malins, R. 
W. G. C, the Superintendent of Missions in the 
Eastern Hemisphere), for years traveled over the 
Continent and carried on mission work on behalf 
of the Order. A special committee at Zurich re- 
ported that "too much praise cannot be given to 
Sister Gray for her arduous and abundant labors 
all over Central Europe. She has done mission 
work in Switzerland twice, Belgium, France, Ger- 
many and Holland." The best thanks of the Or- 
der were given to her for her unwearied and self- 
denying labors. The membership reported was as 
follows : 
Membership. 1896, 395,330 members in 9,575 Lodges and 
167,742 Juveniles in 2,826 Temples. 

1897, 391,601 members in 9,484 Lodges and 
148,687 Juveniles in 2,641 Temples; being a total 
membership of 540,288. This membership is dis- 
tributed as follows: 

Grand Mem- Sub. Juv. Juv. 

Lodges, bers. Lodges. Mem. Temp. 

North America — 

United States 49 138,998 3,848 35,956 851 

Canada 8 22,247 567 3,766 124 

Europe— ^ 
Great Britain and 

Ireland 6 104,796 2,394 84,128 1,191 

Continent, etc 7 92,989 1,833 15,846 273 

Asia 2 5,220 137 316 19 

Africa 4 7,207 147 3,714 80 

Australia 7 18,898 519 3,611 87 

West Indies 1 164 7 1,350 16 

Sub. Lodges under 

I. S. L.. 1,082 32 

Totals ..84 391,601 9,484 148,687 2,641 

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Comparing these figures with those reported at «W«. 
the Union of the Order in 1887 there has been a fg™^^*^ 
decrease in the ten years of upwards of 90,000 
adult members.* It is made up thus in round 
figures: In the United States, 68,000; Canada, 
11,000; Great Britain, 17,000; Australia, 14,000, 
and the West Indies 1,000, while there have been 
increases on the Continent of Europe of 11,000, 
Africa 3,000 and Asia 600. 

During the same time there has been an in- 
crease on the Juvenile membership of nearly 9,000. 
It is made up thus : On the Continent of Europe, 
increase 12,500; in Africa, 2,500; in Canada, 700; 
in the "West Indies, 900; while there have been 
decreases of 6,500 in Australia, 900 in the United 
States, 300 in Great Britain and 300 in Asia. 

Xew Grand Lodges were formed as follows : New Grand 
Massachusetts (Junior Scandinavian) on May Lodges. 
9, 1896, and Indian Territory on April 9, 1897. 

The Chancellor of the Course of Study reported 
to the Zurich Session that 1743 students had been 
registered since the Course was started in 1888. 

The Committee on Political Action in their re- 
port to the Zurich session said: 

*It should be stated, however, that this decrease 
is in some measure more apparent than real. 
There is no doubt that in some jurisdictions, 
owing to causes not wholly avoidable, the statis- 
tics had been kept at a higher figure than was 
warranted by facts. Lodges have great patience, 
often retaining members and paying tax upon 
them, when a severer policy would cut off "dead 
wood." — Editor. 



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1897. 
Prohibition. 



Executive 
Officers. 



Joseph Malins, 
R. W. G. T. 



"No system of regulation can ever be satisfac- 
tory, -the only real remedy is prohibition. Noth- 
ing short of the utter annihilation of the liquor 
traffic in every form will cure the drink evil. Pro- 
hibition all the world over is the ultimatum of 
the Order. * * * Under God's blessing and 
guidance the Order has borne a noble part in the 
world's regeneration, and with faith, pluck and 
determination is destined to accomplish even 
greater triumphs. * * * We dare not yield 
until the world is emancipated from the tyranny of 
alcohol. To secure the success of our work, Good 
Templars everywhere are strongly urged to con- 
secrate their votes to the cause of temperance. 
Good Templar votes and influence should be cen- 
tered in securing the election of members to their 
various legislatures who will enact prohibitory 
laws." 

The Executive Officers for 1897-9 were: 

R. W. G. T., Joseph Malins, England. 

R. W. G. C, Edward Wavrinsky, M. P., Sweden. 

R. W. G. V. T., Anna M. Saunders, Nebraska. 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Jessie Forsyth, Massachu- 
setts. 

R. W. G. S., Col. B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

ft. W. G. Treas., Dr. August Forel, Switzerland. 

P. R. W. G. T., Dr. D. H. Mann, New York. 

Brother Malins joined the Good Templar Order 
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1866, and two 
years later was commissioned by R. W. G. T. 
Orne to introduce the Order into England. Soon 
afterwards he formed "Columbia" Lodge, No. 1, 
at Birmingham, but it was not till 1870 when 
twelve Lodges were in existence that the Grand 
Lodge of England was organized. Brother Malins 
was then elected G. W. C. Templar and every year 



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since he has been unanimously and enthusiastical- 1 8 9T 
ly re-eleeted to that office. Brother Malins was 
elected R. W. G. Counsellor in 1875, and 1876 he 
was R. W. G. Secretary in the R. W. G. Lodge of 
the World for four years, and R. W. G. Templar 
of it for other four years. He has always been 
one of the most highly respected and usefui mem- 
bers of the Supreme Lodge, his services to the 
Order have been repeatedly acknowledged by it, 
and his success personally or through his Depu- 
ties, in planting the Order in all parts of the 
world and thus practically making the Order 
world-wide, makes him one of the best-known 
Good Templars. 

His unanimous election to the highest office in 
the gift of the Order was a fitting crown to all 
his labors. 



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CHAPTER IX. 



EEYIEW AND OUTLOOK. 



Good Templary has by its work been proved to 
be the best Temperance missionary organization 
in the world. It is not a thing of yesterday. It Past. 
is no longer on its trial. For fifty years it has 
been in operation. And the beneficent work be- 
gun so humbly by a few young men in New York 
State in 1857 has been extended till now the 
watchword of the Order truly is ''Foe God, and 
Home, and Evert Land." 

Good Templary is a living organization. It 
never was more vigorous, nor so well equipped for 
services than to-day, though at times it has had 
more members on its roll. 

Its Lodges and Juvenile Temples belt the globe. Present. 
There is no hour of the day nor night, when, in 
some part of the world, its members are not meet- 
ing by means of its organization, to prosecute the 
great Temperance reform. Therefore it may be 
said that "the sun never sets upon its opera- 
tions." 

The end the Order seeks to accomplish is most 
desirable. Mens sana in corpore sano — "A sound 
mind in a sound body," was the chief good de- 
sired by the ancients. This is the aim of the 



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Good Templar Order also, and an essential to it is 
the entire absence of strong drink from the com- 
munity in every country. 
Means The means employed by the Order are most 
Employed, praiseworthy, simple, and unobjectionable. The 
Order is not a secret society, but a brotherhood of 
abstainers thoroughly organized for Temperance 
work. That work is carried on by means of pri- 
vate meetings composed of Good Templars only, 
and by public meetings and the active, personal 
efforts of the members. 

But Good Templary is just what its members 
make it by their earnest faithful lives. Every one 
of them ought to be a consistent abstainer, an ac- 
tive, Temperance reformer, and an ardent prohibi- 
tionist. They should strive earnestly to induce 
all to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors 
and to secure the prohibition of the manufacture, 
importation and sale of alcoholic drinks. 
Future. And Good Templary will be an organization of 
the future if the present members are faithful and 
energetic. They have entered on the labors of 
many successful workers who have, under the 
blessing of Almighty God, made and fashioned the 
Order, and brought it to its present position of 
eminence and usefulness. 

The Good Templar Order is a grand organiza- 
tion, well adapted to cope with the drinking cus- 
toms of society, and the licensed liquor traffic; but 
that which is needed, above all, is the activity 
of consecrated lives, and the blessing of Almighty 



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God will assuredly rest upon their labors. There- 
fore we take heart of grace and press forward, 
singing as we go the inspiring battle song of our 
reform — 

'"Go on! go on J 0! doubt it never. 

This strife with wrong 
Is fated not to last forever; 
But if we boldly make endeavor, 

W ill cease ere long! 
Go on!*' 



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Supplementary Chapters. 



X. The Toronto Supreme Lodge, 1899. 

XI. The World-Wide Order at the Close of the 
Century. 

XII. The Jubilee of the Order, 1901. 



CHAPTER X. 

SUPBEME LODGE SESSION, 1899. 

The thirty-ninth session of the International j s# L 
Supreme Lodge convened in the city of Toronto, 1899. 
Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, June 27, 1899, at 10 
o'clock in the morning. 

Right Worthy Grand Templar Joseph Malins 
presided, and the following officers were present 
at roll call: Miss Anna M. Saunders, R. W. G. 
Counsellor; Miss Jessie Forsyth, R. W. G. Super- 
intendent of Juvenile Templars; Benjamin Frank- 
lin Parker, R. W. G. Secretary; Dr. August Forel, 
R. W. G. Treasurer; B. D. Rogers, R. W. G. M.; 
Dr. Delos H. Mann, P. R. W. G. Templar. 

The following Past Right Worthy Grand Tem- 
plars were also present during the session: Hon. 
Samuel D. Hastings, Hon. Simeon B. Chase, Theo. 
D. Kanouse, Dr. Oronhyatekha, Rev. James 
Yeames. 

On behalf of the City Council of Toronto, 
Brother Alderman Spence invited the Supreme 
Lodge to a reception in the Horticultural Pa- 
vilion. This courteous invitation was accepted, 
as also an invitation from tne Grand Lodge of 
Ontario to attend a reception and promenade con- 
cert at the Normal School Assembly room, the 



1899. building being offered for the purpose by the state 
authorities. 

In his report the Right Worthy Grand Templar 
referred to the resignation, on account of ill- 
health, of Brother Edward Wavrinski (P. G. C. 
T. of Sweden and a member of Parliament for 
Stockholm), as Right Worthy Grand Counsellor. 
The-R. W. G.V. T., Sister Saunders, had succeeded 
him, according to the constitution, and her office 
had been filled by the election of Brother Geo. 
Asmussen, G. C. T. of Germany. 

The Officers' Reports showed a total member- 
Reports. 

ship of 403,287 members in 8,631 Lodges, an in- 
crease of 11,686 members and a decrease of 853 
Lodges since the Zurich session of the Supreme 
Lodge in 1897. The Juvenile branch of the Order 
reported 172,839 members in 2,877 Temples, an 
increase of 181 Temples and 15,102 members in 
one year. 

The great army of Good Templars throughout 
the world in its 11,508 adult and Junior branches 
numbers 576,126. 

The R. W. G. Treasurer (Dr. A. Forel) reported 
cash received at Supreme Lodge office as $31,908. 
Cash paid, $26,649; balance in hand June 27, 
1899, $5,259. 

When to this amount received and expended by 
the Supreme Lodge are added the moneys contrib- 
uted and spent by the 11,508 branches of the Or- 
der in all lands in support of their local work, 
it will be seen that the Good Templar Order by 



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voluntary gifts devotes an immense sum to the 1899. 
work of temperance, not one penny being applied 
to any personal uses. In the aggregate of its 
members, the magnitude and extent of its work, 
the amount of its expenditure, the number of its 
publications, its enterprise, persistency, and uni- 
versality, the Independent Order of Good Tem- 
plars is the greatest Temperance organization in 
the world. 

Brother S. B. Chase, Chancellor of the Course Course of 
of Study, reported 413 students registered from stud y- 
thirty-eight states and counties; 2,156 having 
been registered since the beginning of the system 
in 1888. 

Two notable deaths were reported — Brother 
Capt. J. F. Cleghorn, of Wisconsin, the originator 
of the Course of Study, and a member of the class 
of '93 (Pioneers). For thirty years he had been 
a devoted, prominent, and beloved worker in the 
Order. Brother J. E. N. Backus, a member of the 
first Good Templar Lodge and a member of the 
class of '95. 

The following officers were elected: 

R. W. G. T., Joseph Malins, England. 

R. W. G. C, Geo. F. Cotterill, State of Wash- Executive 

' ' Officers, 

ington, U. S. A. 

R. W. G. V. T., Mrs. D. E. Mackellar, Scotland. 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Miss Jessie Forsyth, Massa- 
chusetts, U. S. A. 

R. W. G. S., B. F. Parker, Wisconsin, U. S. A. 

R. W. G. Treas., W. Martin Jones, New York, 
U. S. A. 



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1899. R R. W. G. T., Dr. D. H. Mann, New York, 
U. S. A. 

R. W. G. Chaplain, the Rev. Canon F. B. Boyce, 
New South Wales. 

R. W. G. M., John Fox Smith,. East South 
Africa. 

R. W. G. D. M.,Miss Charlotte A. Gray, Europe. 

R. ~W. G. A. Sec., D. C. Cameron, New Zealand. 

R. W. G. Guard, Peder Svendsen, Norway. 

R. W. G. Sentinel, Geo. Irving, Prince Edward 

Island. 

R. W. G. Mess., Miss Emily Lindquist, Sweden. 
Literature J ^ 

Committee. The Literature Committee was appointed to 

consist of: Rev. James Yeames, P. R. W. G. T., 
Massachusetts; Hon. S. B. Chase, P. P, W. G. T., 
Pennsylvania; Robert Semple, G. Sec, Ireland; 
Dr. Oronhyatekha, P. R. W. G. T., Canada; Prof. 
G. W. E. Hill, G. Co., Iowa; Dr. August Forel, 
P. R. W. G. Treas:, Switzerland; Alfred C. Clau- 
sen, P. G. A. S.j Denmark. 

It was agreed to celebrate the Jubilee of the 
Jubilee of Order in 1901, and to raise a Jubilee Fund, if 
the Order, possible, of One Million Dollars, and to hold a 
special session of the Supreme Lodge in the city 
of Utica, New York (the birth-place of the Or- 
der), on the second Tuesday in July, 1901. 

On Tuesday, July 4th, 1899, after impressive 
farewell words from P. R. W. G. Templar, Hon. 
Samuel D. Hastings (now in his 84th year), In- 
ternational Supreme Lodge adjourned, to meet in 
Stockholm, Sweden, on the second Tuesday in 
July, 1902. 

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CHAPTER XI. 

THE WORLD-WIDE ORDER. 

The end of the nineteenth century found the End of 
Order of Good Templars established in every the Century, 
quarter of the globe. 

Originated less than fifty years before, in an 
upper room of a little building in Utica, in the 
State of Xew York, it has grown into the greatest 
Temperance organization the world has yet 
known. 

Any sketch of its history must necessarily be 
imperfect, because of the extent of territory cov- 
ered by its operations and the immense number 
of its workers. But that some idea may be ob- 
tained of the breadth of its mission and of the 
variety and success of its work, it may be well 
to take a hasty survey of its condition and pros- 
pects at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. 

This view of the Order in all lands is obtained 
by a study of the reports presented by the Su- 
preme officers to the last session of the Supreme 
Lodge (1899). 

It will be seen that the story of the Order is 
the story of the battle, more or less successful, for 
Temperance. A striking example of the influence 
of the Order and of organized Temperance effort 

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1899. upon public sentiment and legislative action is 
furnished by Canada. 

"W ith Canada we may therefore conveniently be- 
gin our tour of the globe; while it is altogether 
proper that we start upon our journey by review- 
ing the forces of Good Templary in North Amer- 
ica, where its banner was first raised and un- 
furled. 

AMERICA. 



Canada. 



In the Dominion of Canada the cause of Tem- 
perance has been advanced by the legal closing of 
licensed houses on Sundays (and, in some cases, 
early on Saturday evening) ; the closing of liquor- 
shops on election days; the prohibition of the sale 
of intoxicants to minors or inebriates; provision 
for the recovery of civil damages in the courts, 
etc. 

Tne "Canada Temperance Act" of 1878 gave 
every city and county power by majority vote, 
under manhood suffrage, to suppress the common 
sale of intoxicating liquors. 

Under the "Plebiscite Act" of 1898 each Prov- 
Plebiscite. j nce vo t e( j f or or against the total prohibition of 
the manufacture and sale of liquors. The result 
was a vote of 278,493 for Prohibition. The ad- 
verse vote was 264,490. Every Province except 
Quebec gave a majority for prohibition. The gov- 
ernment, however, held that the majority was not 
large enough to warrant legislation covering all 

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Canada. The effort will therefore be made to se- 1899. 
cure "Prohibition by Provinces.' 

In Ontario the "Grand Lodge of Canada" has 
gained ten Lodges, and about held its own in 
membership. The plebiscite in this province Plebiscite. 
showed a majority for prohibition of 39,224. 

Quebec is largely peopled by descendants of the 
original French settlers, and the majority of the 
inhabitants are still French in language and re- 
ligious affiliations. Here the vote was against 
prohibition by a majority of 94,032. Neverthe- 
less, there are two counties where the liquor traffic „_ ^ _ ^ 

u Direct \ eto. 

is vetoed in over 200 townships or parishes. In 
these two provinces of the Dominion we have 
nearly 5.000 members. 

New Brunswick. — Here we have nearly seventy 
Lodges and about 4,000 members. Most of the 
province is under local prohibition, and three- 
fourths of the people voted for a prohibitory law 
for the province. 

Nova Scotia. — Sixteen of the eighteen counties 
of this Province of Canada have suppressed the 
liquor traffic, and in the plebiscite vote the ma- 
jority for prohibition was more than six to one! 

Six to One for 
The Order has about 6,000 members. Prohibition' 

Prince Edward's Island has forty-two Lodges 
and Temples. Except in the capital city the 
island is generally "no license" by local veto. 
The people voted 9 to 1 for prohibition. 

Manitoba has about fifty Lodges. There are 
large Lodges of Icelanders in Winnipeg and other 

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1899. towns. Selkirk has 600 Icelandic inhabitants, of 

whom 140 are Good Templars. The province voted 
Six Hundred . r x 

Icelanders. ^ or prohibition by about six to one. Some no- 
table names are associated with the history of the 
Order in Manitoba; Archdeacon McLean (who 
formed "Fort Garry" Lodge at Winnipeg more 
than a quarter of a century since), Hon. J. W. 
Sifton, P. G. C. T. (Deputy Minister of Public 
Works and Inspector of Public Instruction ) ; 
Thomas Nixon, a venerated, valued, and familiar 
member of Supreme Lodge, and others. The R. 
W. G. Supt. Juvenile Templars, Sister Forsyth, 
visited this jurisdiction. 

British Columbia. — The "Pacific" province of 
the Dominion has a membership of about 1,000, a 
third of whom are Juvenile Templars. 

Newfoundland. — The Order in the island is 
depressed at present, but action will be taken for 
its revival. 

Northwest Territory. — "Golden" Lodge, No. 
Yukon. ^ was i ns tituted in Dawson City, Yukon, July 
20th, 1898. 

THE UNITED STATES. 

New York. — The Order in this state has had 
heavy reverses, but strenuous efforts have been 
made to institute and reorganize Lodges. Bro. 
Hooker, G. C. T., travelled last year 11,000 miles 
in the work, and the venerable pioneer of the Or- 
der, Rev. J. E. N. Backus, was in the field almost 
to the time of his death. 

The New York Junior Grand Lodge (Scandi- 

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navian) was instituted in New York city Dec. 18, 18»9» 
1807, with twelve Lodges. 

New Jersey. — Here we have only 22 Lodges, 
and there is need of earnest missionary work. 

Pennsylvania, after seven years of declension, Prohibition 
has added about a score of new Lodges. The state D r Counties. 
has many prohibitory counties. 

Maine has 222 Lodges and over 9,000 members. 
The state and the whole Order have suffered great 
loss in the death of Senator Nelson Dingley, P. 
G. C. T. (Secretary of the United States Treas- 
ury), and General Neal Dow, the Nestor of pro- 
hibition. General Dow, who was present at the 
Supreme Lodge in Boston in 1895, was then 90 
years of age. 

New Hampshire is harmonious and progres- 
sive. It has an official organ, a Veterans' Asso- Cycling Mission 
ciation, a Cycling Mission and a special work 
among soldiers. 

Vermont. — The number of Juvenile members 
has doubled, though there is a decrease in the 
adult membership. G. C. Templar Chauncey H. 
Hayden reports that less liquor is drunk in the 
whole state than was formely used in the city of 
Burlington alone. 

Massachusetts. — In 270 out of 350 towns and Local Option. 
cities the liquor traffic is excluded by local option. 
The Junior (Scandinavian) Grand Lodge has over 
a score of Lodges. 

Connecticut. — An increase of Lodges and mem- 
bership. Out of 158 townships 87 vote "no li- 
cense." 



Southern States. 



1899. i n the Southern States the Order is in some 
places apparently dormant or diminishing. The 
difficulties are great and peculiar, and a generous 
and vigorous missionary effort on behalf of the 
Supreme Lodge seems to be demanded. 

Delaware reports three active Lodges. 

Maryland has two Grand Lodges, the Senior with 
about twelve, and the Junior or Dual Grand 
Lodge with perhaps three times that number. 

Virginia shows a loss of 776 members, but has 
instituted thirty Lodges, making ninety in all. 

West Virginia sends no recent returns, but, 
doubtless, the Order has aided in securing prohi- 
bition in three-fourths of the counties of the 
state. 

Georgia. — Eighty-eight of the 137 counties of 
this state have excluded the liquor traffic. 

Florida has about twelve Lodges 'in the Senior 
and seven Lodges in the Junior Grand Lodge. 

Kentucky had but sixteen Lodges at last re- 
port. 

Tennessee. — In this state, outside of the cities,' 
Temperance 
University. sa ^ oons are prohibited within four miles of a 
public school. The American Temperance Univer- 
sity at Harriman offers a free scholarship to 
every Grand Lodge. 

Alabama, though urging a losing fight, is still 
hopeful. 

Texas has instituted thirteen new Lodges and 
shows a praiseworthy desire to extend the Order 
among the colored as well as the white people. 



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North Carolina and South Carolina send no 1899. 
reports. South Carolina is trying to grapple 
with the liquor question by a state monopoly un- 
der the dispensary system. 

Louisiana has several Subordinate Lodges, but 
no Grand Lodge. 

Mississippi, where we once had a strong Grand 
Lodge, has now no Grand Lodge. Doubtless the 
Order helped to bring about prohibition, as it ex- 
ists in sixty-one out of seventy-five counties. We 
stTll hold (as in Georgia and Virginia also) one 
or two Lodges of colored members. 

Arkansas sends no report. Temperance senti- 
ment is not inoperative, for forty-four of its sev- 
enty-five counties are "dry." 

In the Western and Middle States, Ohio has 
cleared a debt of sixteen years' standing, and has 
$200 in hand. The Order has suffered losses 
which would have been heavier but for the earn- 
est efforts of the G. C. Templar, Gen. Walter S. 
Payne, aided by Brothers Col. Demaree, Louis J. 
Beauchamp, Harry B. White, and Sisters Corry 
and Richards. 

Indiana has fifty-six Lodges. 

Illinois (formed 1854) reports a decrease of 
1,883 members. The Grand Lodge sends a Good 
Templar Quarterly to every member. Brother 
Uriah Copp has entered upon the 27th year of 
service as Grand Chief Templar. "Star of Hope," 
Chicago, formed Dec. 27, 1854, is still working. 

Michigan. — This Grand Lodge has suffered 
large losses, but reports 2,796 members. Brother 



Dispensary 
Systein. 



Forty-four 

" dry " Counties. 



3 7 Years G. C. T. 



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1899; J. H. Hartwell, P. G. Treas., forty-four years a 
member of Crystal Fount Lodge, and forty years 
a member of Grand Lodge, at thirty-nine of whose 
annual sessions he had been present, has passed 
away. 

Wisconsin reports 8,000 active members — a 
An Active good increase, and has cleared off a debt of $1,300. 
Grand Lodge. TMg Grand j^ge appears to be the most active 
Grand Lodge in the United States. 

Minnesota has a slight increase, and reports 
2,522 members in eighty-two Lodges. The Junior 
(•Scandinavian) Grand Lodge has also 1,300 mem- 
bers and about fifty Lodges. 

Iowa, though depressed somewhat, mainly be- 
cause of the Grand Lodge debt, musters, in its 
250 Lodges and about 8,000 members, "a noble 
army for a western state." 

Missouri has had considerable losses, and re- 
ports only twenty Lodges. 

Oklahoma. — The Grand Lodge formed some 
New Territory. 

two years since still holds the field, which is one 

of special difficulty. 
Arizona has sixteen Lodges. 
A Prohibition North Dakota has "constitutional prohibition" 
State, and a state commissioner to enforce it. This ju- 
risdiction sent to Washington Senator Hans- 
brough and Congressman Johnson, whose anti- 
canteen proposals passed the United States Con- 
gress. 

South Dakota. — Twenty-two Lodges. 
Sister Amanda Idaho — The R. W. G. V. T. of forty-three years 
M. Way. a go— Sister Amanda M. Way— is G. C. T of this 

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miniature Grand Lodge of ten Subordinate Lodges 1899. 
and 250 members. 

Kansas, with forty-three Lodges, shows an in- state 

m t . . , , Prohibition. 

crease of 1,023 members. The state has enacted 

a prohibitory law. 

Montana has 1,142 members in twenty Lodges. 

Nebraska has thirteen Lodges and 1,485 mem- 
bers. 

On the Pacific Coast we have California, the 
originator of four or five other Grand Lodges. It 
has suffered some decline, but still has enrolled 
3,133 members in eighty-four Lodges. Prof. Crow- SoldierGood 
hurst, G. Co., organized a military Lodge which Templars. 
went with the soldiers to the Philippines and did 
good work there. The Good Templar Orphanage 
has recently received large bequests of money. 

Oregon has had great losses, but reports 625 
members, in twenty-seven Lodges. 

Washington has eighty-nine Lodges, with an State of 
increased active membership of nearly 3,000 ac- Washington. 
tive, in addition to 2,000 "inactive," but duly en- 
rolled members. 

District of Columbia. — In the capital city of 
Washington there are twelve Lodges, with 527 At the Ca P ital - 
members. The number of bar-rooms in the city 
has been reduced one-half in the last seven years. 

The Army and Navy of the United States. — 
Good work was done at Camp Alger, Virginia, 
where the liquor canteens were closed and the 
liquor sellers imprisoned, mainly through the ef- 
forts of Brother Geo. W. Hawxhurst, G. Sec. The 



On Sixteen 
Battleships. 



1899. Order also worked for the soldiers in New York, 
Illinois and Wisconsin. In Arizona they pre- 
sented the regimental flag to the First Regiment. 
One hundred and thirty-seven Good Templars 
were found among the California soldiers, and a 
military Lodge was formed. Georgia circulated 
an "army pledge." Brother Col. Parker, R. W. 
G. ~S., formed a great military Lodge among the 
troops in Porto Rico. 

The work in the navy is very recent and could 
not well be developed^ in times of active service, 
but we have Good Templars on at least sixteen 
battleships, and at the School of Artillery. 



CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 

British Honduras^ where once we had many 
Lodges, has been again entered. 
Buenos Ayres. Argentine Republic has several Lodges. The 

members in Buenos Ayres gladly welcome visitors 
touching at that great port. 

Uruguay was missioned from Argentina, and 
counted among its members Brother Joseph H. 
Darley, Chief Yeoman on the Battleship Ken- 
tucky. Brother Darley has done good service for 
the Order on the "Castine" and other warships. 

Chili, missioned by British men-of-war's men, 
carries on work in both the English and Spanish 
tongue. 

In Brazil, Demerara (where we once had a 
vigorous work), and Venezuela there is hope of 
introducing the Order. 



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THE WEST INDIES. 1899. 

Jamaica. — The Order has felt the effects of the g ueen victoria'.* 
genera] depression of trade in the island. The veto. 
collapse of the sugar trade led to the passage by 
the legislature of an act to stimulate (for the 
sake of revenue) the sale of liquors. This act 
was vetoed by Queen Victoria, on the advice of 
the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secre- 
tary. His words are worth placing on record: 
•"Legislation, which can only effect this object 
[the increase of revenue] by giving direct encour- 
agement to increased consumption of alcohol, is 
opposed to the principles followed for some years 
past, not only in this country, but throughout the 
Empire. Laws which relate to intoxicating 
liquors are intended not to add to but to diminish 
inducements to drink." 

EUROPE. 

England.— The total membership (60,000 in 110,000 
Lodges and 50,000 in Juvenile Temples) exceeds 3Iembers - 
110.000 — an increase in two years of nearly 7,000. 
England has 1.369 Lodges and 733 Juvenile Tem- 
ples, with 125 military and naval Lodges (ex- 
clusive of the larger numbers in the British army 
in India.) 

The Grand Lodge owns extensive offices and 
printing works. The Good Templar Orphanage is ^^f" 
doing good work and has paid off its debt of 
$4,500. There is a Juvenile Templars' Ward in 
the Xational Temperance Hospital. Six hundred 
members of the Order hold official positions — 



Mission Vans. 



Increase in 
Two Years. 



1899. mayors, councilmen, members of school boards, 
etc. The Order has two Mission Vans traveling 
the country, and about 700 cyclists in District 
Mission Corps. 

Ireland has 10,750 members, in 160 Lodges 
and 70 Temples, an increase of twenty Lodges 
and 800 members, of whom 500 are adults. Ire- 
land has more Lodges and members than for 
twentj years past. 
19,000 Scotland. — The record of progress in Scotland 
has of late surpassed that of all English-speaking 
Grand Lodges. There are in Scotland 47,000 
adult members in 730 Lodges, and 40,000 Juniors 
in 450 Juvenile Lodges, a total of 87,000; being 
an inciease in two years of 19,000. 

Forty out of fifty-five Scottish members of Par- 
liament voted for the local veto for Scotland. The 
Grand Lodge employs lecturers all the year 
round, and issues scores of thousands of tracts, 
etc. 
The Largest The "City" Lodge, Glasgow, is the largest in 
Lodge in the the world. It has more than One Thousand mem- 
bers ! 

Wales. — The English-speaking Grand Lodge of 
Wales has increased continuously for nine years. 
It has 140 Lodges with 6,500 adult members, and 
69 Juvenile Temples with 5,877 members, a total 
of nearly 13,500 members. 
In the Welsh The Welsh-speaking Grand Lodge of Wales has 
eighty-five Lodges, with 3,508 members, and twen- 
ty-four Temples with 2,125 members. 



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World. 



Language. 



England transferred to this Grand Lodge the 1899. 
Lancashire Welsh District, with about a dozen 
Lodges and 1,000 members. 

The Channel Islands. — There are eleven 
Lodges and 539 members in these British islands 
in the Bay of Normandy, also four Temples with 
294 members, a total membership of 833. 

Sweden. — The Grand Lodge of Sweden is the 

largest in the world. It was instituted by Bro. 

Malins in 18S0. It has in about 1,600 Lodges and J he La J^ st 

Grand Lodge in 
Temples 100,000 members, of whom 12,264 are the World. 

Juveniles. The G. C. Templar, G. Counsellor, G. 

Superintendent of Juvenile Templars, and the G. 

Treasurer, are Members of Parliament, which last 

year voted some $2,500 to the Grand Lodge for 

temperance missionary work. 

Norway has 350 Lodges with about 18,000 
members, and 9,000 Juveniles in 140 Temples, a 
total of 27,000. In the capital city, Christiana, 
there are twenty-six Lodges and 2,600 members. 
There is a Lodge at Hammerfest, the most north- i n the Arctic 
ern town in the world, called "Den Midnat Sol," Circle. 
( The* Midnight Sun ) , for there the summer sun 
shines through the twenty- four hours. Still 
further in the Arctic circle is '"The Uttermost 
Outpost" Lodge. Brother Torjus Hansen has 
been G. C. T. of Norway since 1885. 

Denmark. — The Order suffered severely in Den- 
mark through a division on the question of allow- 
ing the use of "weak beers," a majority leaving 
because of the absolute stringency of our pledge 

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1899. against all alcoholic drinks. Yet we have about 
120 Lodges and 5,174 members, an increase of 
twenty-five Lodges and .1,100 members. There 
are also forty Temples and 1,669 Juvenile mem- 

A Royal bers, an increase of 50 per cent. The King of 
a ron. j) enmar k sen t a greeting and donation to the 
Grand Lodge. 

Iceland has twenty-nine Lodges and 1,822 
members. This lone island in the Arctic Sea has 
also sixteen Temples with 920 Juveniles enrolled. 
The first G. V. T. was Sister Johannesdottir, niece 
of the Speaker of the House of Parliament. 
Reykjavik, the capital city, with a population of 
4,800, has 1,350 Good Templars— five Lodges and 
two Juvenile Temples. The four liquor-saloons 
of ten years ago have been reduced to one. 

E Germany. — (No. 1.) This is a Danish-speaking 

body in the provinces of Schleiswig-Holstein, with 
1,520 members in fifty-three Lodges. 

Germany. — (No. 2) has the whole German em- 
pire for its field, and has Lodges in Prussia, Ba- 
varia, Saxony, Westphalia and Baden. It reports 
1,286 adults in forty Lodges, and 550 Juveniles in 
thirteen Temples. There is a great future before 
the Order in this vast empire. 

Switzerland. — The Order was planted in 
Switzerland in 1892 by Sister Charlotte Gray, by 
whom also the Grand Lodge was instituted in 
1894. Some Lodges work in French, but most in 
the German language. There are fifty Lodges 
and 1,601 members, an increase of twenty-six 



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Lodges and S12 members since 1897. There are 1899 
also twelve Temples with 426 members. 

France. — In France we have but one Ledge, A Foothold 

.... ,, -p, . in France. 

"'Gallia/ Paris. 

Holland. — Perhaps the hardest field in the 
world, yet we have some half-dozen Lodges and 
two Temples. 

Gibraltar. — British Military Lodges have 
worked on '"The Rock"'' for a quarter of a century. 
There are several Lodges also in Malta, and oth- 
ers in Cyprus and Crete. 

Italy has no Total Abstinence Society, but Bro. Rituals in 

"Italian 

Dr. Forel, P. R. W. G. Tieas., and some of his Langaage> 
colleagues are trying to form Italian Lodges in 
Basle and Zurich, and have generously paid half 
the cost of translating our rituals and constitu- 
tion into Italian. 

Belgium. — The Brussels International Confer- international 
ence of 1897 was attended by Brother Malins, R. 
W. G. Templar, Dr. Forel, R. W. G. Tieas., Bro. 
Wavrinski, R. W. G. Co., and Sister Gray, us 
representatives of the Order. Save for an Eng- 
lish Lodge, which existed for a while in Antwerp 
some years ago, we have never had a footing in 
Belgium. Total abstinence is little known. The 
Common School Temperance Society of 50,000 
children has for its basis "Moderation in icine 
and beer, and abstinence from spirits till eighteen 
year of age!" 

In Austria teetotalism is practically unknown. 
Applications for permission to introduce the Or- 



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1899. der have not yet been granted by the government. 
Yet the necessary translations have been made, 
Austria, and printed matter in the German tongue has 
been distributed. We have a gallant little band 
of Good Templars, but as yet they may not or- 
ganize a Lodge. 

Russia. — Nearly twenty years ago the Order 
Finland, was planted in Finland by Brother Oskar Ek- 
lund, of Sweden. It was, however, suppressed by 
the Russian government. 

These notes of work on the Continent of Europe 
would be incomplete without recognition of the 
j , work of Brother Joseph Malins as Grand Chief 
Mai ins. Templar of England, through more than twenty- 
five years. The noble and persevering efforts of 
Sister Charlotte A. Gray demand more than a 
mere mention. Her success, considering the enor- 
mous difficulties, has been wonderful. The Right 
Charlotte Worthy Grand Templar says of her: "To travel 
\ A. Gray, among and talk and correspond with people in the 
various languages of all the countries we have oc- 
cupied in Europe, as Sister Gray does, requires re- 
markable ability and indomitable devotion and 
perseverance. I have seen for myself in France, 
Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and Denmark, and 
also in Norway and Sweden, how highly she is 
esteemed by distinguished philanthropic people, 
and how much she is appreciated and valued by 
our own membership for her good work." 

When the history of the redemption of the 
Continent of Europe from the curse of intemper- 



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anee conies to be written, the work of the Order 1899. 
of Good Templars will be a large and brilliant 
chapter, and the name of Charlotte Gray will 
find an enduring and exalted place therein. 

ASIA. 

India. — The Grand Lodge of India covers the soldiers, 
Presidencies of Bengal and Bombay. Its members Civilians and 
are British soldiers, with a sprinkling of civilians 
and natives. There are ninety-six Lodges with 
about 3,500 members, and fifty-three Temples with 
712 Juvenile members. Considering the immense 
extent of the territory and the difficult conditions, 
this is a wonderful showing. 

The Grand Lodge of Madras occupies the third 
Presidency, Southern India. It has about twenty- 
five Lodges, mainly military. 

Burmah has Lodges under direction of both the 
Grand Lodges. The Lodge at Rangoon, the capi- 
tal, is named ""Frances Willard." 

Ceylon has Lodges, some under the Grand 
Lodge of England, some under the Grand Lodge of 
Madras, and a few directly under the Supreme 
Lodge. Some day these will grow into a Grand 
Lodge of Ceylon. 

Arabia. — At Aden for more than twenty years 

there have been two or three military Lodges. 

Malaysia. — At Singapore are Lodges of dif- 

to l fc In the Tamil 

ferent races. A Lodge, to work in the Tamil Language. 

language, has been formed. 

Borneo. — We have representatives and hope of 

a Lodge in this Dutch colony. 



1899. Japan. — We have as yet no Lodge in this great 

country, but a deputy of the Right Worthy Grand 

Templar resides at Tokio. 

Palestine. — The red-cross banner of the Good 

City. Templars flies in the Holy City, for we have a 

Lodge at Jerusalem. 

China has a few Lodges in the British settle- 
ment of Hong Kong, of military, naval and mixed 
membership. 

AFRICA. 

Egypt and the Soudan. — British troops in 
A Total Egypt have for many years had Lodges and a few 
natives have been initiated. Mohammedans usu- 



Army. 



Native Africans. 



ally abstain from intoxicants. In the expedition 
to Khartoum the troops (British and Egyptian) 
marched 2,000 miles towards the equator. The 
Sirdar, Lord Kitchener, closed the liquor canteens 
and destroyed all stores of liquors. Thus it was 
a total abstinence army (including several 
Lodges) which won Omdurman and recovered 
Khartoum, where after a memorial service for 
General Gordon, a Good Templar Lodge, "The 
Pride of the Soudan/' was instituted. Lord 
Kitchener, as governor-general, prohibited all 
tranic in intoxicating liquor throughout these 
provinces. 

Sieera Leone. — Good Templar seamen from the 
BrLxsh gunboat "Active," planted the Order here 
twenty-five years ago. The African natives have 
kept Lodges in admirable working ever since. 



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There are three Juvenile Temples on the Gold 189»- 
Coast, with nearly 200 members. 

Deputies have been commissioned for Lagos and 
Maderia. 

Western South Africa. — There are about fifty Rituals in 
Lodges under this Grand Lodge. Brother Searle, Dutch. 
G. C. T\, a member of the Cape Parliament, trans- 
lated the Ritual into Low-Dutch, in a simple form 
suited for a mixed people. 

Eastern South Africa. — Here., over a large 
scattered area, the work is carried on by thirty- 
four Lodges. There were at last report nearly 
2,000 adult and 1,000 Juvenile members. 

Central South Africa covers Bechuanaland, 
Khama's Country and Rhodesia, including also Fraternal Amity 
the Transvaal and Orange State. The jurisdic- ^^^t n*^** 
tion of this Grand Lodge extends 1,200 miles from 
Cape Colony. Its headquarters are at Johannes- 
burg. Uitlanders and Boers have worked with 
British residents in fraternal amity in one Grand 
Lodge. It is to be hoped that after peace has 
spread its wings over this war-distracted region 
our Order may develop Grand Lodges in each por- 
tion of the country. In 1899 there were forty- 
two Lodges and 2,389 members, besides twenty- 
nine Temples and 1..512 Juveniles. 

Xatal. — The Grand Lodge covers South-east 
Africa, with Zululand on its northern border. It 
has penetrated into Portuguese territory, and 
formed native Lodges in Griqualand, on the south, xative 
There were twenty Lodges and 866 members in ^Lodges. 
1899. 



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1899. AUSTRALASIA. 

The New New South Wales, the parent Australian 
Commonwealth. G. ran( l Lodge, reaches its twenty-seventh anniver- 
sary in this Jubilee Year. It has done and is do- 
ing a wonderful work, and has nearly 5,000 mem- 
bers in 178 Lodges. The 2,500 Juveniles, in 55 
Temples, bring up the grand total to 7,500 mem- 
bers in 233 branches. 

Queensland. — Members of this Grand Lodge 
may have to travel 1,000 miles to reach its ses- 
sion. It has more than 1,250 members and 32 
Lodges, with 11 Temples and 567 Juveniles. 

Western Australia, the least populous of the 
divisions of Australia, has about 1,000 members 
in twenty Lodges, seven Temples and 226 Juve- 
niles. 

Victoria. — The Juvenile work in this jurisdic- 
tion is encouraging, in the face of a decline (which 
it is hoped is arrested) in the adult membership. 
There are 25 Lodges and 670 members, with 763 
Juvenile members in fourteen Temples. 

South Australia has half a dozen Lodges and 
about 250 members, who "hold the fort" with 
splendid courage. 
A Lar Tasmania ( an island, south of the main conti- 

Isiahd. nent, of 26,215 square miles), has ten Lodges with 
about 400 members; 188 children are enrolled in 
five Temples. 

New Zealand, lying about 1,200 miles off Aus- 
tralia proper, has 113 Lodges and 3,822 members. 
It has also a noble galaxy of 40 Temples, with 



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Sir Wm. Fox. 



1,600 members. Brother D. C. Cameron has been 1899 
for twenty-six years Grand Secretary. 

The Fiji Islands have been missioned from 
New South Wales, and the Order planted there. 
The late Hon. Sir William Fox, prime minister, 
was at one time Grand Chief Templar. The local 
veto is in force where a three-fifths vote can be 
secured. 

Australia generally has Sunday closing, and a 
local veto over additional licenses and license 
transfers. In Victoria and South Australia the 
extinction of licenses is subject to a form of com- 
pensation, the only places in the world where such 
a condition is known to exist. 

The obituary record contains some notable Obituary 

Record. 

names. Among these are: 

Brother Hon. Nelson Dingley, P. G. T. of 
Maine, a member of Congress and a Secretary 
of State. 

Brother General Neal Dow r , of Portland, Me... 
the Father of Prohibition. 

Brother Captain John F. Cleghorn (Brevet- 
Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. V.) ; G. C. 
T. of Wisconsin, 1883-86; the originator of the 
Good Templar Course of Study. 

Brother Rev. James Emory Newton Backus, 
one of the Committee of Three which organized 
the Order of Good Templars. Born at Minden, 
N. Y., 1835; died at Lincklaen Center, N. Y., 
1899. Joined the Cadets of Temperance at 12 
years of age. One of the "Knights of Jericho," 
from which came the committee which in 1851 
founded the Good Templar Order, established in 
1852 as The Independent Order of Good Tem- 
plars. Singleminded, earnest, steadfast. 

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Notable Names. Brother John B. Collings, Trade Manager of 
the Grand Lodge of England, died suddenly in 
his office. He served the G. L. as an honorary 
worker for many years as G. Co., G. Sec, G. 
Treas., and G. Marshal. A faithful and de- 
voted worker, keen and kindly, gifted and 
genial. 

Brother Niels Thorwald Andreas Schoulze, G. 
Co., several years G. Co. of Denmark, editor and 
lecturer. Joined the Order at 17 years of age. 
Dying at 33 years of age, 2,500 persons followed 
him to his burial. 

Brother John G. Holborn, Member of Parlia- 
ment for N. W. Lanarkshire. Born in Eng- 
land. Lived in Leith, Scotland, for forty years. 
G. Sent., G. Marshal, and G. Marshal of the G. 
L. of Scotland. Wise, able, devoted. 

Brother J. "W. Hartwell, a charter member of 
"Crystal Fount" Lodge, organized Oct. 18, 1854, 
and meeting continuously ever since. Never 
missed a meeting of his Lodge when at home, 
and attended 42 sessions of the Grand Lodge of 
Michigan. 

Brother Joseph F. Culver, P. G. C. T., Kansas. 
Joined the Order in 1854. Faithful unto death. 

Brother Rev. Leonard Hill, P. G. C, planted 
the first Lodge in India in 1872. 

Brother J. Turner Rogers, P. R. W. G. Sentinel, 
G. C. T. of India 

Brother H. Parr, G. Sec. of G. L. of Madras. 

Brother John Williams, G. C. T. of Madras. 

Brother E. C. Shakespeare, P. G. C. T., twenty- 
three years an executive officer of the G. L. of 
Victoria, Australia. 

Brother Rev. Peter Astor, P. G. S., Queensland, 
Australia, a "pillar of the Order." 

Brother David Edwards, G. C. T., Port Eliza- 
beth, a founder of the Order in Eastern South 
Africa. 



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Brother James Potter, P. R. W. G. S., G. C. T. "Our Honored 
of Channel Islands for ten years. Dead." 

Brother Rev. James Mackenzie, gave years of 
noble service to the Order in England and in- 
troduced the Order into Saxony. 

Brother E. C. Ellis, 25 years an active worker 
in the Midlands of England. "A tower of 
strength." 



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CHAPTER XII. 1901. 

THE JUBILEE OF THE ORDER. 

On the second Tuesday in July, 1901 — July 9th, 
members of the Order assembled in the city of 
Utica, New York state, America, to celebrate in 
the birthplace of Good Templary the fiftieth an- 
niversary of its beginning. 

Utica is now a large and beautiful city of about Utica, N. Y. 
60,000 inhabitants, with more than fifty churches, 
handsome public buildings and many elegant pri- 
vate residences. It sells annually $30,000,000 
worth of the products of its industries. 

Owing to local difficulties the Order had, since "Jubilee" 
1896, declined in the city, but in anticipation of Lod s e ' 
the Jubilee a new Lodge was instituted — "Jubilee" 
Lodge, No. 9 — and nobly did the little band of 
Utican Good Templars do their work in welcoming 
the leaders of the Order. 

The Chamber of Commerce and other public 
bodies showed a courteous and liberal hospitality. 
The beautiful auditorium of the "New Century 
Club" was placed at the service of the Interna- 
tional Supreme Lodge for its session, and the 
large and handsome Baptist Tabernacle was opened 
for a public meeting and reception. The Belt Line 
surface railway, by its manager, tendered to the 



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Municipal 

Hospitality. 



Present. 



1901. delegates and visitors a trolley ride along the 
Mohawk valley to Summit Park, a beautiful place 
of popular resort, the property of the company, 
from which, by act of the corporation, all sale of 
intoxicating liquors is excluded. 

The success of the Special Jubilee Session is 
largely due to the efforts of Brother W. Martin 
Jones, R. W. G. Treasurer, who organized the Sub- 
ordinate Lodge, and perfected all the arrange- 
ments for a dignified and delightful celebration of 
the golden anniversary of the Order. 
Officers The roll of those present at the session showed 
the following representative and distinguished 
names : 

The Right Worthy Grand Templar, Brother 
County Councillor Joseph Malins, G. C. T. of 
England for thirty-two years. 
The Right Worthy Grand Counselor George F. 
Cotterill (born in England but for many years 
resident in the United States ) , of Seattle, state 
of Washington. 
The R. W. G. Supt. of Juvenile Templars Sister 
Jessie Forsyth, of Boston, Massachusetts. (Miss 
Forsyth, is also of English birth, but has lived 
in Boston for mor§ than a quarter of a cen- 
tury.) - 
The R. W. G. Secretary Colonel Benjamin Frank- 
lin Parker, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the au- 
thor of the 'plan for prohibition in the United 
States by State Constitutional Amendment. 
R. W. G. Treasurer W. Martin Jones, of Roches- 
ter, New York state, a distinguished lawyer, an 



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uncompromising advocate of temperance, and a 1901. 
prominent promoter of International Arbitra- 
tion. 

The following Past Eight Worthy Grand Tem- **. k. w. g. 
plars were also present: Hon. S. B. Chase (1858- 
63). of Pennsylvania, and the Eev. James Yeames 
( 1870-7 | , of Massachusetts. 

Other Past Right Worthy Grand Officers in at- lvIrs - M - B * 
n ' O'Donnell. 

tendance were: Mrs. M. B. O'Donnell, P. R. W. 

G. S. J. T., now of Minneapolis; and Mrs. Mattie 
McClellan Brown, P. R. W. G. V. T., of Cincinnati. 
Sister O'Donnell was a pioneer in the work of the 
Order among children, and was elected in 1874 
the first Chief Superintendent of "Juvenile Tem- 
plars. •'" The juvenile work was first officially recog- 
nized in 1869; Professor Daniel Wilkins, of Illi- 
nois, being appointed General Superintendent in 
1871. Sister Mrs. Mattie McClellan Brown, wife Mrs. Mattie 

of the Rev. W. K. Brown. D. D., born at Balti- McClellan 
5 ' Brown. 

more, is the mother of six children, five of whom 
are married, and all active and useful in every 
good work. For six or seven years she was the 
only woman on the platform in Ohio, and from 
1864 to the present time has been known through- 
out the United States as an eloquent speaker and 
singularly able administrator. She is a college 
graduate, and in 1882 and 1883 received the two 
unusual literary degrees Ph. D. and LL. D., the 
second woman honored with the latter title. 

Our sister is the originator and founder of the Founder of the 

W C X IT 

Xational Woman's Christian Temperance Union, ' " 
and was so introduced to the National Convention 



1901. 



First National 
Convention 
W. C. T. U. 



Other 
Honored 
Workers. 



at Cleveland, 0., in 1894, by Frances Willard. 
She arranged the first convention, held at Colum- 
bus, 0., Feb. 24-25, 1874. In August of the same 
year, at the first Chautauqua Assembly, she se- 
cured a temperance meeting for women, made the 
speech of the hour, and moved the appointment of 
a committee on organization. She herself nomi- 
nated Mrs. Jennie Willing (sister of Bishop Fow- 
ler), as chairman, and submitted to the committee 
her previously prepared plan of organization, in- 
cluding the financial plan. The proof of this his- 
toric statement is furnished by the copyright, dat- 
ed January 12, 1875. 

Being at this time, 1874-5, Right Worthy Grand 
Vice-Templar, Sister Brown was by her extensive 
influence and personal correspondence able to se- 
cure a large attendance at the first national con- 
vention of the W. C. T. V., held in Cleveland, 
November, 1874. She declined the first presi- 
dency, Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer being elected 
president, and Miss Willard secretary. 

Mrs. Brown is also the author of the movement 
which secured the quarterly temperance lesson in 
the international system for Sunday Schools. She 
is now Vice-President of the Cincinnati Wesleyan 
College, Dean of the School of Art, and instructor 
in art criticism, literature and oratory. 

Among other honored and successful workers 
present at the Jubilee Session were Prof. Crow- 
hurst and his wife, from California (Mrs. Crow- 
hurst's home is Utica, and Leverett E. Coon was 
her cousin) ; Mrs. Emma F. Bishop, of Washing- 



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ton, seventeen years Superintendent of '"Undine" 1901. 
Juvenile Temple; Rev. T. F. Parker, Pavilion, 
N. Y., historian of the Order: Rev. Dr. D. W. 
Aylesworth, Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.; Chas. E. 
Gildersleeve, of New York; A. J. Preece, P. G. 
Sec. of the Midland Grand Lodge of England; 
Thomas Nixon, P. G. C. T. of Winnipeg, Mani- 
toba; Mrs. F. C. Stuart, Traverse City, Mich. (40 
years a Good Templar) ; and others whose names 
occur elsewhere, as readers or writers of papers, 
or officers of the session. 

The roll, as made up by the Credential Com- Seventeen 
mittee, contains 90 names, representing seventeen „ ran ° 4 . 8 ^ S 
Grand Lodge jurisdictions, viz. : California, Can- 
ada, District of Columbia, England, Georgia, Ger- 
many, I., Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, New York, New York (Scandinavian), 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wiscon- 
sin. 

The Special Session opened in the Auditorium, 
New Century Club Building, on Tuesday after- 
noon, July 9th, 1901. The following officers filled 
the chairs: 

R. W. G. T., County Councillor Joseph Malins, Officers of the 
England. Session. 

R. W. G. Co., Geo. F. Cotterill, Washington. 

R. W. G. S. J. T., Sister Jessie Forsyth, Massa- 
chusetts. 

R. W. G. V. T., Emma F. Bishop, Dist. of 
Columbia. 

R. W. G. Sec, Col. B. F. Parker, Wisconsin. 

R. W. G. Tr., W. Martin Jones. New York. 



Greetings. 



1901. R. W. G. Chap., Rev. T. F. Parker, New York. 

R. W. G. M., Thomas Mxon, Canada. 

R. W. G. A. Sec., Victor Holmes, Germany. 

R. W. G. D. M., Sister Mrs. Crowhurst, Cali- 
fornia. 

R. W. G. Guard, Brother A. E. Thurlander, 
New York Junior. 

R. W. G. Sent., Brother Orry Evans, New York. 

R. W. G. Mess., Sister J. E. Miller, New York. 

P. R. W. G. T., Rev. James Yeames, Massa- 
chusetts. 

Many letters and telegrams of greeting and 
expressing regret for absence were received from 
all parts of the world. Among them, from the 
venerable Hon. S. D. Hastings, P. R. W. G. T.; T. 
D. Kanouse, P. R. W. G. T.; W. S. Williams, P. 
R. W. G. Sec; Sister Charlotte A. Gray (dated 
Budapesth, Hungary) ; Brother Jacobsen, G. C. 
T., Germany I.; Brother A. C. Clausen, P. G. S. 
J. T., Denmark; Wilhelm Vockroth, Switzerland; 
Geo. E. Brackett, G. Sec, Maine. 
Initiations. Nine candidates were initiated into the Inter- 
national Supreme Lodge Degree. 

It was resolved to throw open the doors to the 
public, during an intermission to be declared at 
each sitting, so that all might hear the reading 
and discussion of papers. 

A very sad interest attaches to the first paper 
read. It was written by Brother D. W. Hooker, 
P. G. C. T., of New York. A letter of regret for 
absence from Brother Hooker was read at the 
opening of the special session on Tuesday, and 



his paper was presented on Wednesday morning 1901. 
by Brother W. Martin Jones. At an early hour A Sad 
that very morning the train which was carrying l ncident « 
Brother Hooker to the Epworth League Conven- 
tion at San Francisco was wrecked in a collision 
near Kansas City, Missouri. He was among the 
victims, dying from injuries received, while in the 
train conveying the sufferers to the hospital. 
Twenty-four lives were sacrificed through this 
calamity. Brother Hooker was probably passing 
away at the time another voice was speaking for 
him at Utica. 

The Supreme Lodge took appropriate action, Grief and 
sending- a telegram of condolence to the only Sympathy. 
son, and suspending its proceedings to allow 
of a prayer and hymn. A record was made of 
*he great loss sustained by the decease of one who 
had served 19 years as Grand Secretary and 6 
years as Grand Chief Templar of New York State, 
and who was a beloved and honored member of the 
Supreme Lodge." 



^Brother Hooker was born at Poultney, Vt., in 
1835. For some years he made his home at Rut- 
land. In 1872 he went to Syracuse, where he 
lived until the death of his wife in the winter of 
1900, when he removed to Phoenix, to the home 
of his son, Rev. DeWitt S. Hooker. He was a 
prominent church officer and Sunday school work- 
er; for many years a class-leader and steward, 
and Superintendent of the University Avenue Sun- 
day School, Syracuse. He was one of the dele- 
gates to the Zurich session of the I. S. Ledge, 
1897. He was an able and convincing preacher 
and speaker, and wielded a ready and vigorous 
pen. 



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1901. 

Historical 
Papers. 

1. D.W. Hooker. 



2. Rev. T. F. 
Parker. 



3. W. W. 

Turnbull. 



Excursion. 



Public Meeting. 



" The World 
is My Parish." 



The papers read on Wednesday (P. R. W. G 
T. Chase presiding) were on the following sub 
jects : 

1. "The Origin and Early History of the Or 
der," by D. W. Hooker, P. G. C. T. (Read by W 
Martin Jones, R. W. G. Tr.). 

2. "The Origin and Development of the Inde 
pendent Order of Good Templars in the United 
States," by Rev. T. F. Parker, P. G. Co., New 
York. (Read by the author.) 

3. "Outline History of the Order throughout the 
World," by W. W. Turnbull, P. R. W. G.'T., Eng- 
land. (Read by Thos. Nixon, of Manitoba.) 

In the afternoon of Wednesday a delightful 
trolley excursion was taken to a suburban park 
at the invitation of the Belt Line Electric Rail- 
way. A public meeting and reception was heM 
in the Baptist Tabernacle in the evening, Brother 
W. Martin Jones presiding. The Rev. W. B. 
Marsh gave an address of welcome on behalf of 
the citizens of Utica, and Brother Harry Green- 
smith, G. C. T., a welcome from the Good Tem- 
plars of the State of New York. R. W. G. Tem- 
plar Malins responded in a felicitous speech', de- 
scribing in detail his recent visit to the bounds 
of his "parish," which, like John Wesley's, is the 
World. 

Brother Malins said, in substance: He started 
from the State of New York in July, 1899, and, 
with a complimentary pass proffered by the Can- 
adian Pacific Railroad Company, crossed North 
America, attending receptions and meetings en 



route in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and 1901;. 

British Columbia. m ^ 

R. W. G. T's. 

He then attended similar gatherings in the Pa- Tour. 
cine States of the American Union, Washington, 
Oregon and California, and sailed from San Fran- 
cisco, via the Sandwich Islands, where he held a 
conference, to Samoa and New Zealand. 

After a campaign through the latter country, Australia. 
including a temperance legislative address in its 
parliament, he proceeded to Australia and succes- 
sively traveled inland in all its states, viz.: 
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South 
Australia, West Australia and the island, State of 
Tasmania. 

The governments of all these had accorded him 
a distinguished visitor's pass over their state 
railways, the respective civic authorities according 
him official receptions and the Grand Lodges or- 
ganizing welcoming meetings and other demon- 
strations of a notable character. 

Then followed a visit to Asiatic points, via the Asia * 
Indian ocean, first to Ceylon, at whose chief port, 
Colombo, and Kandy, the ancient capital, for 
meetings among the Good Templar, native and 
military membership. 

Crossing to the presidency of Madras he was 
welcomed under its Grand Lodge by civil, mili- 
tary and native members, and then traveled sev- 
eral thousand miles through the presidencies of 
Bengal and Bombay, and the northwest to the 
Himalayas; having military Good Templars' es- 
cort under the Grand Lodges of India from 

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Jerusalem 



1901. city to city for 3,000 miles, and being also ac- 
corded grand receptions by native Lodges and or- 
ganizations. 
Arabia. From thence he embarked for Arabia to greet 
the brethren at Aden; but, not being allowed to 
land, owing to the plague, he went through the 
Red Sea and across the Mediterranean to Joppa 
and crossed the mountains from Judea to Jerusa- 
lem in answer to a call from Christianized Jews. 

Among these on Mount Zion in the Holy City 
he instituted Mount Zion Lodge, No. 1, of Pales- 
tine, which has since doubled its membership and 
has added an Arabic Lodge named Calvary Lodge, 
No. 2. 
Africa. The R. W. G. Templar next visited Africa, also 
Egypt in the northeast and Morocco in the north- 
west, calling midway at Malta and holding mili- 
tary and civilian meetings and lodges at the for- 
mer and latter points. Touching the European 
continent at Gibraltar, he met the military and 
others, long working Good Templary there, and, 
traversing Spain and France, where the Order at 
present has but slight hold, crossed to the Grand 
Lodge of England and then returned to the con- 
tinent to fulfill appointments in the north of Eu- 
rope. 

Crossing Germany and Denmark and meeting 
their Good Templar leaders for consultation, he 
had an influential assembly at Gottenburg, 
Sweden, and then reached Norway to take part in 
the International Scandinavian Temperance Con- 
gress and the annual session of the Grand Lodge 



Home Again 



Europe. 



170 



of Norway and dedicate the new Good Templar 1901. 
Hall in the city. 

Brother Malins then returned to England, and The Circuit 
now readies this state and the city of Utica, the 
birthplace of the Order 50 years ago, thus fully 
completing a round-the-world circuit of 45,000 
miles, necessitating the use of 31 steamships, and 
including travels in all the great divisions of the 
globe. 

The Supreme Lodge reassembled in Special Ses- 
sion on Thursday morning. After the reading 
and approval of the minutes the R. W. G. Tem- 
plar announced thj tragic death of Brother D. W. 
Hooker. The Lodge paused in its proceedings for 
special prayer by the chaplain, after which all 
joined in singing: 

"There's a land that is fairer than day, 

And by faith we can see it afar." 
"In the sweet Bye-and-bye 

^We shall meet on that beautiful shore.'' 

The R. W. G. T. then called Bro. Rev. James 
Yeames, P. R. \V. G. T. to the chair, and the fol- 
lowing papers were read, received and placed on 
file. They were ordered to be printed and pub- 
lished in the International Good Templar maga- 
zine. 

4. "The Order in Georgia,'' bv Brother W. B. 4 - The Order 

in Georgia. 

Stuart, of Atlanta, Ga. (Read by the author.) 

5. "Temperance Literature and Temperance 5. Temperance 
Study," by Brother Dr. B. E. Hockert, Hartford, 
Conn. (Read by Sister Forsyth.) 

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Literature 
and Study. 



1901. 

The Spirit of 

the Order. 



7. Some Good 

Templar 

Philosophy. 

8. The Templar 
Course of Study. 



9. Publications 
and Literature. 



10. 



The Course 
of Study. 



Help for 
Jacksonville. 



6. "The Spirit of the Order/' Rev. James 
Yeames, Arlington, Mass. (Read by the author.) 

At this time a beautiful bouquet of flowers was 
presented to the Lodge, from the local Woman's 
Christian Temperance Union, as a token of their 
regard for tne workers and respect for their work. 

7. "Some Good Templar Philosophy," by Pro- 
fessor Wm. Crowhurst, California. (Read by the 
author. ) 

8: "The Templar Course of Study,", by Sister 
Mrs. S. A. Leonard, P. R. W. G. V. T., Massa- 
chusetts. (Read by Sister Forsyth.) 

9. "Good Templar Publications and Literature," 
by Brother Hohmann, G. C. T., Pennsylvania. 
(Read by the author.) 

Brother Hohmann submitted a large number of 
specimens of Good Templar newspapers and maga- 
zines and placed them on exhibition. They rep- 
resented Oregon, India, Africa, Iceland, Australia, 
Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Eng- 
land, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Sweden and Nor- 
way — nearly 50 periodicals in eight languages. 

After recess, the Supreme Lodge met at 2 
o'clock. The minutes having been read and ap- 
proved, a paper on 

10. "The Course of Study," was read by its 
author, Hon. S. B. Chase, P. R. W. G. T., Chan- 
cellor of the Course of Study. 

It having been stated that many of our colored 
brethren had suffered severely in the recent ter- 
rible fire at Jacksonville, Florida, a subscription 
was opened in their behalf, the R. W. G. T. con- 



172 



tributing ten dollars. By the efforts of Brother 1901. 
Greensmith, the amount collected reached more 
than $50, which was ordered to be remitted by the 
R. W. G. Tr. 

Between the more serious items on the pro- Music 
gramme music was frequently furnished, Sisters 
Mrs. L. M. Tiffany and Miss Gertrude Minnie 
Jones, of Rochester, being the skillful pianists. 
Miss Nellie Bishop, of Washington, also gave reci- 
tations, and solos were sung by Brothers Walter 
Scott Clark and Greensmith. 

11. "Good Templar Finances" was the title of 11. Good Temp- 
the next paper, read by its author, Brother B. F. lar Finances. 
Parker, R. W. G. Sec. 

The R. W. G. Treas., Brother W. Martin Jones, « The Million 
spoke earnestly and at length on "The Million Dollar Fund." 
Dollar Jubilee Fund," and promised $5,000 on con- 
dition that the whole amount be raised. This 
generous promise was later supplemented by a 
similarly handsome promise from Brother Victor 

Holmes, now resident in Copenhagen, but repre- Two rrom ises 

_, T , . . t. r. of Five Thousand 

sentmg Germany, I., at this session. Brother Do u ars . 

Crowhurst pledged $100, for California; Brother 
Malins had already subscribed $250. A promise 
of two dollars to be collected or contrib- 
uted by each member of the Order would 
raise the entire sum. Plans for raising the Mil- 
lion were discussed, and it was resolved to urge 
every Good Templar to subscribe at least One 
Dollar and place his name on the Twentieth 
Century Good Templar Roll of Honor. 



173 



1901. At the evening session the R. W. G. Counselor, 
Brother Geo. F. Cotterill, presided. 

The Committee on Memorials presented their 
report, from which we extract the following: 

In Memoriam. James Wright, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was for 
many years a faithful member of Subordinate 
Lodge, and an active and useful member of the 
Grand Lodge. Two years ago he was elected 
to the International Supreme Lodge, which met 
at Toronto. This election was the gratification 
of his highest aspiration, and the Grand Lodge 
honored itself as greatly as it did him in his 
election. Brother Wright was an earnest 
Christian, and exemplified his faith by a spot- 
less life. 

Brother Oscar 0. Engstrom, P. D. R. W. G. T., 
N. Y., became a member of our Order some fif- 
teen years ago in Gotland, Sweden. Upon his 
arrival in the U. S., a few years after, he at- 
tached himself to one of the Scandinavian 
Lodges in Brooklyn, and during the years that 
have rolled on since then, Brother Engstrom 
was a faithful Subordinate Lodge worker, car- 
rying with him the esteem and respect of his 
co-workers, as a mark of which Brother Eng- 
strom was elected by the Junior G. L. of N. 
Y. as its first Representative to the I. S. L. Ses- 
sion at Toronto. 

Brother D. W. Hooker, New York. When the 
great revival of Good Templary swept over the 
State of New York in 1866 and 1867, Brother 
Hooker was living at Le Roy, N. Y. He joined 
the Order, and was one of the great factors in 
the phenomenal growth of the Lodge in Le 
Roy, until its membership reached nearly 500 
members. In 1871 he was admitted a member 
of the Grand Lodge of New York, and was 
elected a delegate to the R. W. G. L., which met 
at Madison, Wis., in 1872. At the session of the 



Grand Lodge of New York, held in 1872, he 1901. 
was elected Grand Secretary, which office he 
filled for nineteen years. He was then elected 
Grand Counselor and the next session he was 
advanced to be Grand Chief Templar, which of- 
fice he filled for six years. He was several 
times honored with an election as Representa- 
tive to the International Supreme Lodge. In all 
these stations he discharged his duties so as 
to win the confidence and affection of all mem- 
bers of the Order who knew him. He was a 
man of excellent sense, of a high moral and 
Christian character, and his life and influence 
are like "ointment poured forth" throughout 
our Order. 



12. "Our Volunteer Army," a paper prepared 
and read by Sister Crowhurst of California, was 
next submitted. 

13. "The Need of the Hour," a paper by Brother 
J. W. Hopkins, G. S. J. T., of England, was read 
by Brother A. J. Preece, P. G. S. 

14. '"Some Methods Adopted by the Grand 
Lodge of England," by Brother Joseph Malins, 
R. W. G. T. 

15. '"Juvenile Work and How to Do It," a paper 
written by Sister Forsyth, R. W. G. S. J. T., was 
read by the author. 

Brother A. J. Preece, chairman of the Press 
Committee, reported that he had secured the in- 
sertion of reports of the Jubilee Session in 60 
newspapers in the L T nited States, and condensed 
reports in several European papers. 

The local press had given large space and ad- 
mirable service to the Order. 

The Utica Press, in a leader of Julv 11th, said: 



12. Our Volun- 
teer Army. 



13. The Need of 
the Hour. 



14. Grand Lodge 
Methods. 



15. Juvenile 
Work. 



Press Reports. 



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1901. THE GOOD TEMPLARS. 

The utica There is in the city a large delegation of Good 
Press. Templar representatives from various sections of 
the country. It is the special Jubilee Session of 
the International Supreme Lodge. The meetings 
have been interesting and have helped to further 
the work of the Order. The organization is not a 
new one, and that it is not as strong in this im- 
mediate vicinity as it was 30 years ago, is not evi- 
dence that interest in it has lagged elsewhere. In 
the days when the Temperance Patriot was one 
of the most prosperous weekly papers in the State 
as the organ of that Order, Good Templarism in 
Central New York drew to its support nearly 
all prominent and enthusiastic workers in the 
cause. For one reason or another in this locality 
enthusiasm has flagged somewhat, perhaps be- 
cause the temperance workers have turned their 
endeavors in other channels, notably that of the 
Prohibition party. 

It is not to be presumed and, indeed, is not the 
fact, that Utica or Oneida County has fewer out 
and out temperance people and temperance 
workers than when Good Templarism was 
at the pinnacle of its local prosperity. 
Organizations of this character are very liable to 
wax and wane, and then, perhaps, to wax and 
wane again. The session of the Supreme Lodge 
which has been going on in Utica for the last two 
days, and which finishes to-day, may renew and 
enliven interest in the Order here, to the end that 
it shall regain its old-time popularity. There are 
still a great many Good Templars in the land, and 
they are earnest workers in the temperance cause. 
The guests have been given a cordial welcome 
to Utica, and it is hoped they have enjoyed their 
stay here. They were hospitably received and it 
is believed they will go away with good impres- 
sions of our city and its citizens. Utica has fre- 
quently proved itself of late a very desirable 
place for holding conventions, particularly because 
it is so easily accessible. Perhaps the Good Tem- 
plar representatives think well enough of the 



city to com: again, and if they do, they can de- 1901. 
pend upon a kindly reception. 

After comprehensive votes of thanks to all who 
had helped to make the Special Jubilee Session so 
marked a success, and a particular and hearty 
recognition of the great services of Brother W. 
Martin Jones, R. W. G. Tr., the session closed 
with the solemn ceremony, and the singing of 
"God be with you, till we meet again." 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUVENILE 
TEMPLAR WORKERS. 

The International Institute of Juvenile Templar xemplar 
Workers convened in the Auditorium at ten Institute, 
o'clock on Friday morning. The meeting was not 
large in numbers but was of intense interest. The 
R W. G. Supt., Sister Jessie Forsyth, presided. 

Brother Rev. James Yeames, Corresponding Sec- 
retary, acted as Recording Secretary. 

The Secretary read extracts from a number of 
letters from Grand Superintendents and other 
workers in various parts of the world. 

The President called attention to the enlarged Associate 
opportunity for work among young people, fur- Juvenile 
nished by the legislation of 1900. As the result of Templars. 
this action of the Supreme Lodge, where Grand 
Lodges by by-law so enact, persons may be ad- 
mitted as associate members of Juvenile Temples 
on taking the Good Templars' pledge of total ab- 
stinence. Such associate members cannot vote or 
hold office in the Temple. 

Further, the new organization ( the Junior Juni °r lodges. 
Lodge), provides for the initiation of young peo- 
177 



1901. 



Graded Pledge. 



Old Time 
Workers. 



pie, first into the pledge of total abstinence; and 
then encourages and systematically secures their 
instruction and advancement in the further grades 
— called the grades of the silver, bronze, and gold 
seals — of obligation against tobacco, prof anity and 
gambling. 

The Junior Lodge is not intended to be a rival 
or supplanter of the Juvenile Temple; and can 
only be instituted where Grand Lodges decide that 
they are necessary and will be useful. In such 
case, the Grand Lodge by by-law provides for the 
institution of Junior Lodges. 

It is anticipated that in some, countries and 
states where it has been found difficult or, at pres- 
ent, impossible to introduce and maintain Juvenile 
Temples, the Junior Lodges will not only enrol 
thousands of young people under the Good Tem- 
plar banner of total abstinence, but also lead them 
on to the acceptance and appreciation of the four- 
fold pledge, which is and has been for nearly 
thirty years, the distinction and glory of Juvenile 
Templary. 

The presence of Sisters M. B. CDonnell, one of 
the founders of Juvenile Temple work; Sister M. 
McClellan Brown, also for three decades identified 
with it; Prof. Crowhurst (the designer of the offi- 
cial Juvenile Seal) ; Brother Yeames, in large 
measure responsible for the Juvenile Temple 
Junior and Senior rituals and constitutions, and 
the sole author of the new ritual for "Junior 
Lodges"; of Mrs. Emma Bishop, seventeen years 
Superintendent of a Temple in the Capital city; 
and other earnest and successful workers — not 



178 



forgetting R. W. G. Templar Malins, who gave 190: 
most touching illustrations of the success of Ju- 
venile Templar work — gave a very special interest 
to a most profitable meeting. 

Thus the work, originated fifty years before in 
the city of Utica, was represented and reviewed 
in all its branches at the Jubilee Special Session 
of the Supreme Lodge, in the place which has be- 
come famous and historic as the birthplace of the 
Order of Good Templars. The conviction was 
unanimously felt and acknowledged that the ses- 
sion had been not only impressive and delightful, 
but also an inspiration to those privileged to par- 
ticipate in it; and that it could not fail to have a 
universal and enduring influence upon the Order 
the wide world over. 



Two years of history have been written since Postscript, 
the Toronto session of 1899. From such data as 
are now available (1901), we are able to make 
the following notes of progress in the great world- 
area lying outside the United States. 

Great Britain and Ireland. — The United Notes of 

Pro °t©ss • 
Kingdom has six Grand Lodges, with a member- 
ship of 117,666 adults in 2,430 Lodges, and 100,- 
703 children and young persons in 1,318 Juvenile 
Temples. The leaders of every temperance or- 
ganization, with hundreds of clergymen and many 
prominent men and women, are found in the Or- 
der. The Order has immense influence upon the 
policy and action of local and national governing 
bodies. 



179 



I90i. Norway lias some 30,000 knights of the new 

Northern and chivalry. 
Central Europe. Sweden has a weekly Good Templar paper 
called Reformatorn, and a Juvenile monthly Dagg- 
droppen (Dewdrop). Denmark issues the Dansk 
Good Templar and Der Little Good Templar. 

Iceland, where the Order was introduced in 
1884, the Grand Lodge being formed in the Parlia- 
ment House in 1886, has as its organ the Good 
Templar Blad Stor-Stuker Islands. 

The Scandinavian Lodges and Temples in 
Northern Europe number nearly 2,500 with about 
140,000 members. 

Germany, No. L, in the ex-Danish province of 
Schleswig-Holstein, issues the Nord Sleswig Good 
Templar. Germany, No. II., reports a marvelous 
increase. The numbers have gone up from 1,286 
in 40 Lodges to more than 10,001) in 260 adult 
Lodges. It publishes the Deutscher Gut Templar. 
Work in Two Switzerland — Here also the record is progress ! 
Languages. The 50 Lodges have grown into more than 100. 
The official organ is published in two languages 
as the Schiueizer Gut Templar and he Bon Tem- 
plier Suisse. Northern and Central Europe have 
about 2,500 Lodges and 130,000 members. 

ASIA. 

"Mount Zion" Madras shows 38 Lodges and Temples, with 
and "Calvary." 1182 mem bers. In Palestine a second Lodge, 
"Calvary," has been instituted (the first being 
"Mount Zion," Jerusalem), to work in the Arabic 
language. Asia has 122 Lodges, with 3,604 mem- 
bers. 

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AFRICA. 1901. 

The dark cloud of war still rests over Southern 
Africa. There are 134 Lodges and 6,500 members 
on the Dark Continent. 

AUSTRALIA. 

The visit of R. W. G, Templar Malins has given Australasia, 
an impulse to the Order in the new Common- 
wealth. There are now about 550 Lodges and 
20,000 Good Templars in Australasia. 

WEST INDIES. 

Jamaica has 220 members in six Lodges, and 
nine Temples with 937 Juveniles. There are 
Lodges in Barbadoes, Bermudas, Turks Island 
and (Danish) St. Croix. 

CANADA. 

British North America has eight Grand 
Lodges. There are G34 Lodges and Temples in 
Canada, with 23,497 members. 

the united states. 

The native land of the I. O. G. T., whence, from 
the tiny fountain at Utica, such streams of bless- 
ing have flowed through the world, numbers near- 
ly 4,000 branches of the Order, with more than 
160,000 members. We confidently look for the 
Renaissance of Good Templary in the land of its 
birth. 



Thus the line which marks the progress of the The Cycle 
Good Templar Order around the globe has been of Half 
brought back, through the cycle of fifty years, to 
the point from which it was first extended. 

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First Good 
Templar Paper. 



1901. It was in 1851 that Daniel Cady came from 
Poughkeepsie to Utica, and instituted the Order 
of the "Knights of Jericho." In one of the Lodges 
of this Order were three young men — L. E. Coon, 
J. E. N. Backus (both now deceased), and T. L. 
James (afterwards Postmaster-General of the 
United States). 

Beginnings One of these, probably Mr. Coon, made a motion 
to place their Lodge on a total abstinence basis 
and to change the name of the society to "The 
Good Templars." The motion was adopted, and 
in two weeks eight new Lodges were instituted. 
In a few months the new Order numbered four- 
teen Lodges. 

The Order of Good Templars had five degrees, 
and the rituals were printed at the office of the 
Utica Gazette. A Good Templar paper, The Crys- 
tal Fount, was published at Hamilton, N. Y., by 
Mr. T. L. James. 

Thus Good Templary had its origin and incep- 
tion in Utica in 1851. On the evening of Tues- 
day, J-nly 13, 1852, in the hall of Excelsior Lodge, 
No. 14 (of this original Order of Good Templars), 
in the Empire block, on Salina street, near the 
canal, in the city of Syracuse, N. Y., the action 
was taken which created the first Lodge of the 
Independent Order of Good Templars. 

First Grand On Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1872, the first Grand 
Lodge. L 0( ig e was organized in the same hall, Nathaniel 
Curtis being chosen Grand Worthy Chief Tem- 
plar.* 

*The authority for this is Isaac Newton 
Pierce, in his History of the I. O. G. T. 

182 



Three Lodges were represented at this first 1901. 
Grand Lodge session — Excelsior, No. 1, Utica, 
(formerly No. 14, of the "Good Templars"); 
Eureka, No. 2, Fayetteville, (instituted July 20, 
1852, by L. E. Coon, five young men having been 
previously obligated) ; Forest City, Ithaca, No. 3, 
(instituted July 21, 1852, by Nathaniel Curtis). 
Nathaniel Curtis had been obligated and instruct- 
ed by L. E. Coon, when in Syracuse in attendance 
upon the Grand Division of the Sons of Temper- 
ance July 15th, 1852. 

The Order of Good Templars did not admit Admission 
women. Mrs. Elizabeth Snow, the wife of the of Women. 
Chief Templar of "Forest City" Lodge, is said to 
have been the first lady initiated into the Inde- 
pendent Order of Good Templars, one month and 

Brother Pierce was born of Quaker parentage 
April 13, 1823, at London Grove, Chester Coun- 
ty, Pa. At the age of twelve he gave up his 
studies to learn the wood veneering trade, but 
continued personally to study by lamplight mathe- 
matics and science. In 1838 he opened a free 
night school for adult colored people. In 1840 he 
went to Ohio, and while there entered the Wash- 
ingtonian movement. In 1850 he built the fifth 
house in what is now known as Alliance, O. 

In 1852, through the columns of the Lily, pub- 
lished by Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, of Seneca Falls, 
N. Y. (she of bloomer costume fame, who entered 
our Order as a worker at the outset), he became 
interested in the I. 0. G. T., a new organization, 
formed at Syracuse, N. Y., on Tuesday, July 13, 
1852. In the fall of 1852 he organized at Free- 
dom, near Alliance, O., Lodge No. 1, the first 
Lodge in Ohio, and had Sister Bloomer act as the 
instituting officer. 

In 1853 he removed to Lancaster, Pa., and or- 
ganized Lancaster Lodge, No. 9. Three years 

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1901. one day (Aug. 14, 1852) after the reorganization 
of Lodge No. 14 of the Good Templars as No. 1 
of the Independent Order of Good Templars. 
'To God be All Fifty years after, on the second Tuesday in 
the Glory." July, in the year 1901, the Special Jubilee Ses- 
sion of the Supreme Lodge of the World, I. O. 
G. T., met in Utica, representing at least five 
millions of past and present Good Templars, and 
a magnificent active membership of 600,000 souls 
in all the five great divisions of the globe! What 
hath God wrought! 

SOLI DEO GLORIA! 



later he organized Relief Lodge, No. 28, at Darby, 
Pa., and the same year introduced Good Templary 
into Philadelphia by organizing Mount Vernon 
Lodge, No. 37. In 1864 he acted on the ritual 
committee in the R. W. G. L., and in the same 
year organized the first Lodge in New Jersey, 
Liberty Lodge, No. 1. On June 19, 1867, he in- 
stituted the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. 

In 1868 his report on the degree work of our 
Order was adopted by the R. W. G. L. 

In 1868 he published "Pierce's History of Good 
Templary," which cost him much time and money 
and was the means of securing an accurate his- 
tory of the Order. 

The Order owes a debt to Brother Pierce which 
it can never repay. After a membership of forty- 
nine years he still maintains a lively interest in 
the welfare of the Order he so dearly loves. 

It is due to the first historian of Good Tem- 
plary that this record be made in this Jubilee 
History. 



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